Mind Medicine Australia FREE Webinar: Smoking Toad: The History and Future of 5-MeO-DMT with Dr Wade Davis CM (CANADA)

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Join this FREE WEBINAR presented by Dr Wade Davis (CANADA)

TOPIC: Smoking Toad: The History and Future of 5-MeO-DMT

Join renowned explorer and anthropologist Dr Wade Davis CM (Canada) as he leads a psychedelic detective story into the strange, powerful world of 5-MeO-DMT.

5-MeO-DMT is the first hallucinogen from the animal kingdom, and the most powerful one known. Its origins are bizarre, its effects profound, and its potential just beginning to be understood. Mystery is the message. Discovery is the payoff.

From secret ceremonies to global trials, we follow the clues to a truth no one could have imagined.

You will learn:

• The origin story of 5-MeO-DMT: From underground discovery to the secretion of a desert toad, this is psychedelic history few people know.

• Why it’s called “the most powerful hallucinogen on Earth”: How it works, how it differs from other psychedelics, and what makes it so intense.

• How 5-MeO is being used today: From ceremonies to therapeutic settings

• Inside the current global trials: A look at the emerging science, clinical potential for trauma and depression, and why major researchers are paying close attention.

EVENT DETAILS

• DATE: 21st January 2026

• TIME: 12:55pm (AEDT) for 1:00pm start, finishing at 2:15pm

• DURATION: 75 minutes (incl Q&A)

• LOCATION: Online - a link will be emailed to you with the viewing details

A replay of the event will be made available on our YouTube channel.

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

Dr Wade Davis CM (Canada)
Professor Emeritus-Anthropology, UBC

Wade Davis is a writer and photographer whose work has taken him from the Amazon to Tibet, Africa to Australia, Polynesia to the Arctic. Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society from 2000 to 2013, he is currently Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems at Risk at the University of British Columbia.

Wade has authored 22 books, including One River, The Wayfinders and Into the Silence, he holds degrees in anthropology and biology and received his Ph.D. in ethnobotany, all from Harvard University. In 2016, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. In 2018 he became an Honorary Citizen of Colombia.

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