## Video: Inside A Christian Pot Shop [Watch (HLS stream): Inside A Christian Pot Shop](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/vz4fpqkC.m3u8) (5:22)  _Published 2014-04-03. Bryan and Lanette Davies run a Christian medical marijuana dispensary in Sacramento. After God told Bryan to open a cannabis shop, the couple say they have been doing God's work in providing natural care to the sick._ --- description: A Canadian man stands accused of killing a Briton in the Peruvian Amazon in a brawl after they drank the hallucinogenic beverage ayahuasca title: British Tourist Killed at Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Peru](/tag/peru/) ## Peru Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # A British Tourist Has Been Killed at a Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2015 4:05 AM CUT by [Joanna Plucinska](/author/joanna-plucinska/) ## Joanna Plucinska Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 18, 2015 4:05 AM CUT Authorities accuse a Canadian man of [killing a Briton](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/18/canadian-man-kills-briton-ayahuasca-ceremony-peruvian-amazon?CMP=edit%5F2221 "undefined") in the Peruvian Amazon in a brawl after they drank the hallucinogenic beverage ayahuasca at a spiritual retreat on Wednesday night. The incident occurred close to the northern city of Iquitos after U.K. citizen Unais Gomes, 26, attacked 29-year-old Canadian Joshua Andrew Freeman Stevens with a knife in a drug-fueled frenzy, regional police chief Normando Marques said, according to Reuters. Stevens resisted, and allegedly killed Gomes in self-defense after stabbing him in the stomach and chest with the same knife. He is now in police custody. The drink, known for its psychedelic properties, is made by combining two different plants — the ayahuasca vine _(Banisteriopsis caapi)_ and chacruna, a kind of shrub, the [BBC](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27203322 "undefined") reports. The active ingredient is called dimethyltryptamine (DMT). The substance has been known to help with managing depression and is rarely associated with violence, [Reuters](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/18/canadian-man-kills-briton-ayahuasca-ceremony-peruvian-amazon?CMP=edit%5F2221 "undefined") says. Ayahuasca ceremonies have become [increasingly popular](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/fashion/ayahuasca-a-strong-cup-of-tea.html?%5Fr=0 "undefined") in recent years among those seeking a spiritual experience. The drug is widely available in North and South America. \[[_Reuters_](http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/18/canadian-man-kills-briton-ayahuasca-ceremony-peruvian-amazon?CMP=edit%5F2221 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4154455/peru-ayahuasca-murder-amazon-hallucinogen/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4154455/peru-ayahuasca-murder-amazon-hallucinogen/"},"headline":"A British Tourist Has Been Killed at a Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony","datePublished":"2015-12-18T04:05:28.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:29:03.196Z","description":"Spiritual retreats involving consumption of the highly hallucinogenic beverage have become increasingly popular","url":"https://time.com/4154455/peru-ayahuasca-murder-amazon-hallucinogen/","keywords":["Peru","Murder","Tourism","stabbing","latin america"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Joanna Plucinska","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/joanna-plucinska/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/peru/","name":"Peru"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4154455/peru-ayahuasca-murder-amazon-hallucinogen/","name":"A British Tourist Has Been Killed at a Peruvian Ayahuasca Ceremony"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Inside A Christian Pot Shop","description":"Bryan and Lanette Davies run a Christian medical marijuana dispensary in Sacramento. 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