Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines is a registered California 501(c)(3) non-profit organization (EIN 84-3076078). We are a community-oriented organization run by a small staff of experts and enthusiastic volunteers who work to bring education and cultural understanding about psychedelic plant medicines to a wider audience. We promote a bridge between the ceremonial use of sacred plants and psychedelic science and envisage a world where plant medicines and other psychedelics are preserved, protected, and valued as part of our cultural identity and integrated into our social, legal, and health care systems.
Help us to achieve our mission! From our beginnings in 2017, we have stood apart from other psychedelic education and advocacy organizations by pioneering initiatives that support and provide a platform for diverse voices, including women, queer people, people of color, Indigenous people, and the Global South. In efforts to address the lack of diverse representation in the expanding psychedelic landscape, we centered our mission around the empowerment of marginalized voices to foster cultural and political reflections on topics like race, gender, and sexuality in psychedelic science. We believe now more than ever, given the current social and political climate, our work is critical to the future of psychedelic healing for humanity.
Please become a member so that you are able to help Chacruna, yourself, and the world. Support of any amount helps this cause and allows us to provide psychedelic education to anyone who wants to access it.
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Wednesday, April 17th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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As we approach The Bay Area’s Annual Spring Conference on Plant Medicines & Psychedelic...
Wednesday, March 27th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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Join us as we discuss the HOPE Consensus Statement. This pioneering document aims to help...
Wednesday, May 8th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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Join this community forum for an engaging discussion on the timely and pertinent topic of...
Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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Join us in exploring the fascinating intersection of sacred ceremonial practices and psychedelic psychotherapy. We'll...
Wednesday, February 21st, 2024 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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As the psychedelic renaissance gains momentum, new vibrant communities are popping up all over the...
Wednesday, December 13th, 2023 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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This forum will look at the influence of sexual and gender bias in the world...
Thursday, December 7th, 2023 from 12-1:30pm PST
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Join us for this community forum co-led by the Chacruna Institute and Chacruna Lationarmérica teams,...
Wednesday, December 20th, 2023 from 12-1:30pm PST
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Chacruna Institute recently filed an amicus brief defending the rights of psychedelic churches under the...
Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 from 12:00-1:30pm PDT
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Join us for an community forum as we discuss TREAT, California’s proposed approach to improve...
Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 from 12:00-1:30pm PST
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As attempts to integrate psychedelics into the Western legal healthcare system become increasingly relevant, policymakers...