On February 13, 2023, the DEA released a single document to the legal team representing the Church of the Eagle and the Condor (“CEC”). This risk assessment document concludes that ayahuasca is a risk to public health and safety and conflates dimethyltryptamine (“DMT”) with ayahuasca—which many find objectionable. Further, the language of the assessment does not take into account the benefits of ayahuasca and likely overstates the risks of ayahuasca use, particularly in a controlled religious or spiritual setting with adequate screening and informed consent procedures. If you have any comments or feedback on the risk assessment, email us at council@chacruna.net. Chacruna and CEC are grateful for the community support of this effort to bring light to the government’s position on ayahuasca. We will continue to update the public as new information is released and publicly available in the case.