Aaron Rodgers explains why ayahuasca 'is not a drug'

Ayahuasca is a hell of a drug. Well, according to Aaron Rodgers, it isn't.

Rodgers apparently really loves two things: Football and psychedelic drugs — namely, ayahuasca. His penchant for his Peruvian trips to ingest the hallucinogenic tea has become a major talking point surrounding the Packers passer since August.

While ayahuasca is registered as a Schedule I drug in the United States, Rodgers doesn't quite see it that way. Speaking on "The Pat McAfee Show," the Packers quarterback explained why he feels as though it shouldn't be looked at as a drug, and why the connotation surrounding ayahuasca is a bit off base.

The reference to ayahuasca or even marijuana, putting the tag 'drug' on them,…