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.
Monday, July 10th, 2023. From 6:00pm-9:00pm ET
Centered, PLLC 285 Nicoll Street New Haven, CT 06511
This is an event hosted by Bem-te-vi, Indigenous Reciprocity Initiative, Elm...
Sunday, July 23rd, 2023. From 5:00pm-9:00pm PST
Portal Community Center3051 Adeline St,Berkeley, CA 94703
This is an event hosted by Bem-te-vi, Chacruna Institute, San Francisco Psychedelic...
Thursday, May 11th, 2023. 5:30pm EST
Bluestockings116 Suffolk StreetNew York, NY, 10002
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Come out for the east coast book launch event of Queering Psychedelics: From...
Thursday, May 4th, 2023 from 6:30pm-8:00pm PST
The Center SF548 Fillmore StSan Francisco, CA 94117
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Tickets: $25
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Thursday, October 6th, 2022 from 6:00pm-11:00pm MST
Mercury Caffe2199 California St.Denver, CO.
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Tickets: Sliding scale 25-75
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The Natural Medicine Health Act (NMHA) is designed to...
Thursday, September 8th, 2022 from 6:00pm-10:30pm PST
Atlas Room1100 N. WesternLos Angeles, CA
*Paid underground parking garage located at 1110 N. Western Ave
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Tickets: $25*
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Thursday, August 4th, 2022 from 7:00pm-10:00pm PST
The Center SF548 Fillmore StSan Francisco, CA 94117
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Tickets: $25
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We are excited to announce an in-person Chacruna...
Thursday, December 8th, 2022 from 6:00-10:00pm PST
World of Wonder6650 Hollywood BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90028
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We are excited to announce an in-person book launch for...
Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 4:00-6:00pm PST6:00-8:00pm CDT
Centro Cultural México Contemporáneo
Leandro Valle 20, Centro Histórico de la Ciudad de México, CDMX.Mexico City
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