In what insiders are calling “a paradigm shift in postcolonial healing diplomacy,” a coalition of Colorado psychedelic policy advocates and impact-oriented wellness investors announced plans this week to open the first-ever Casa Bonita franchise in Gabon as part of a proposed “Iboga Reciprocity Initiative.”
The recent passage of the landmark Iboga bill HB26-1325 on May 13th has created an imbalance in the energy field across the state, according to a wook DJ who recently opened for Subtronics unofficially in the parking lot at Red Rocks. State officials also feel this shift in the vibes, and are determined to uphold their end of the energy exchange attached to the bill.
“This is about giving back,” explained one Denver-based psychedelic consultant wearing a $900 hemp kimono. “For too long the Global North has benefited from Iboga while people in Gabon lack access to the type of delicious Mexican-American comfort food and family friendly entertainment that Casa Bonita brings to the table. If Colorado citizens can dive into the abyss of Iboga initiation, then the Bwiti culture deserves access to cliff divers.”
The sprawling entertainment complex scheduled to be constructed in the coastal capital of Libreville will reportedly combine the famous cliff divers, a variety of staple dishes ranging from ethically sourced chicken mole to cassava chimichangas, and imported mariachi musicians into what organizers describe as “an immersive decolonial exchange platform.”
According to preliminary concept art leaked onto LinkedIn, the venue will also include a VIP oversized bathroom stall where ketamine therapy will be administered in the traditional Colorado style
The initiative emerges amid growing conversations around reciprocity in the psychedelic sector, where biotech executives, retreat operators, and nonprofit advisors have spent years attempting to determine whether “giving back” is best achieved through greenwashing, regulatory capture, or sending washed up celebrities and retired athletes overseas to engage with the ancestral custodians of the visionary ethnobotanical medicines they’re intent on co-opting. Anything except adhering to the Nagoya Protocol.
Critics have questioned whether Gabon actually requested a Casa Bonita.
Supporters argue that criticism itself reflects a “scarcity mindset.”
At press time, organizers confirmed the project’s advisory board already includes three integration coaches, two NFT founders, one former MAPS volunteer, and a man described only as “a very experienced psychonaut from Boulder.”