William A. Richards (Bill) is a psychologist in the Psychiatry Department of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Bayview Medical Center, where he and his colleagues have been conducting research with psilocybin for the past 19 years. His graduate degrees...
Vancouver-based Antoinette Cruz has a deep passion for her history and the history of colonialization, she claims the biggest gift Cannabis has given her is her identity. As an Indigenous woman, granddaughter of Residential School Survivors and daughter of a 60’s...
Boulder, Colorado-based master herbalist, author and university professor Brigitte Mars (@brigitte.mars) has been working with plant medicines for over 50 years. She teaches Herbal Medicine at Naropa University and the School of Health Mastery in Iceland, and she’s...
Tonye Aganaba (@tonyeaganaba) is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, and facilitator in the unceded territories of the Squamish, Musqueam, and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations. Her new album, “Something Comfortable,” inspired by her battle with multiple sclerosis,...
Chicago and Washington, D.C.-based Soma Phoenix is a psychedelic researcher and integration consultant who works with individuals seeking healing from trauma and spiritual transformation. As an attorney, Soma advocates for drug policy reform and supports the idea of...
James W. Jesso is an author, public speaker, and podcast host with a deep respect for psychedelic medicines. His work is inspired by his healing path through depression, substance abuse, and trauma, and focuses on translating the profound insights of the...
