Following the inauguration of President Trump, our panel of experts discussed and analyzed his drug policy, including its implications both domestically and globally.
This was the launch of the Global Psychedelic Society’s Activation Events, streamed to in-person gatherings hosted by 16 different Psychedelic Societies.
Tune into leading voices in psychedelic policy, advocacy, and community-building in this exclusive replay of the Global Psychedelic Society’s first-ever Activation Event recorded on January 26, 2025
Please note: The views expressed in this discussion do not necessarily reflect the official stance of the GPS.
Expert Panelists Featured
Ismail Ali, J.D. – Director of Policy & Advocacy, MAPS
Maritza Perez Medina – Director of Federal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance
Jason Ortiz – Director of Strategic Initiatives, Last Prisoner Project
Moderated by Annie Oak Harrison – Editor-in-Chief, Lucid News
This event was originally streamed live to in-person gatherings hosted by Psychedelic Societies in 16 cities!
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Participating Psychedelic Societies
Sociedad Psiquedelica Mexico (Mexico City, MX)
MycoRising (Oakland, CA)
Aware Project: Rethinking Psychedelics (San Diego, CA)
Bay Area Asian Psychedelic Society (BAAPS) (San Francisco, CA)
District216 (Santa Barbara, CA)
South Florida Psychedelic Society (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Tampa Bay Psychedelic, Inc. (Tampa, FL)
Baltimore Psychedelic Society (Baltimore, MD)
Psychedelic Society of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
Psychedelic Society of Kansas City (Kansas City, MO)
PsychedelicSTL (St. Louis, MO)
CAPS – Community Alliance for Psychedelic Science (Charlotte, NC)
Edelic Center for Ethnobotanical Services (Eugene, OR)
Portland Psychedelic Society (Portland, OR)
Three Rivers Psychedelic Society (TRiPS) (Pittsburgh, PA)
Madison Psychedelic Society (Madison, WI)
Check out a full listing of 300+ Psychedelic Societies in our global network using the GPS Locator.
