It is Time to Legalize Psilocybin Mushrooms
The following is a guest post by authors Jerry B. Brown and Julie M. Brown. You can read our previous interviews with Jerry here: Gordon Wasson and the Vatican, Secret Christian Mushroom Initiations, Mushrooms in Christian Art, The Psychedelic Gospels. The featured...
Oakland Scores Victory For Decriminalization of Entheogenic Substances
Just as cannabis legalization started in Colorado and spread to its neighbors, so too is decriminalization of natural psychedelics. On May 28, 2019, the Public Safety Committee of the City Council of Oakland, California approved a resolution that would decriminalize...
A Fight for the Spirit of California Cannabis: A Conversation with Daniel Montero About Social Equity in San José
San José is the largest city in Northern California and seat of the state’s wealthiest Santa Clara County. But local cannabis activists are fighting to make their city a leader in social equity. On Tuesday March 26, 2019, the San José City Council voted to create an...
Turn On, Tune In To Your Body: A Conversation with Jennifer Purdon on Psychedelic Inclusion, Music, and Nursing
Jennifer Purdon of Storrs, Connecticut is charting an innovative course for the future of the psychedelic movement. Currently an undergraduate studying Psychology and Health and Wellness Through Music at the University of Connecticut (UConn), Purdon has been...
Dark Side of the Shroom: Interview with Comedian Shane Mauss on Psychonautics and The Psych Ward
Comedian Shane Mauss has had a long, strange trip with psychedelics. As a young adult, they helped him ease his depression, opened his eyes to new worlds and ideas, and were endlessly fascinating to his scientific and curious mind. After many years of a highly...
Denver First, California Next! Interview with Ryan Munevar of Decriminalize California on their Statewide Psilocybin Initiative
Hot on the heels of the Denver psilocybin vote passing, we connected with Ryan Munevar, director of Decriminalize California. Whereas Denver’s recent victory was citywide, Decriminalize California is working on a statewide initiative that would open magic mushrooms up...
Art as Transformational Medicine: Interview with Visionary Artist Simon Haiduk
In this continuation of our conversation with visionary artist Simon Haiduk (Part 1 here), we discuss the transformational power of art, the urge to expand creative horizons, and the ways in which creating and viewing art can be medicine for the soul. Thanks again for...
The Magic of Art, Nature and Festival: Interview with Visionary Artist Simon Haiduk
Simon Haiduk is a visionary artist, animator and musician from British Columbia, Canada. His beautiful and distinctive artwork embodies metaphysical and natural themes, and has been featured across the United States and Canada at festivals, galleries, public spaces,...
“A Big-Ass Civics Lesson From Hell”: Leo M. Bridgewater on Failed Marijuana Legalization in New Jersey and How to Mobilize Voters
A legislative effort to legalize recreational cannabis in New Jersey collapsed on March 25, 2019 after the proposed bill, NJ S2703 (18R) failed to pass a vote in the Senate. The bill sponsored by Senator Nicholas Scutari and supported by the State Assembly was a key...
Decriminalize Nature! Interview with Matthew Kahl about the Denver Psilocybin Ballot Measure
Matthew Kahl is the founder and CEO of Veterans for Natural Rights, a social welfare and political action organization that promotes natural treatments for veterans with war trauma. Matthew has also been featured in two prominent documentaries about ayahuasca and...
