At the heart of the drama are allegations of fraud and identity theft involving James Davis, founder of Bay Staters for Natural Medicine (BSNM), and Mike Botelho, co-founder of New England Veterans for Plant Medicine (NEVPM).
According to an investigation by Talking Joints Memo, the two psychedelic advocacy groups joined forces last year to push for drug reform in Massachusetts and scored some high-profile media attention on their efforts to decriminalize magic mushrooms. When Botelho decided to relocate to another state last fall, he stepped down from his leadership position and gave Davis permission to write letters to politicians seeking support for psychedelic legislation, as long as Botelho was able to review and edit said letters before they were sent.
and you can guess what happened next-
Read the full report at Double Blind
Psychedelic Activist Faces Allegations of Fraud and Identity Theft
