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Ypsilanti City Council Meeting: January 9th @ 6pm

Help us support Ypsilanti in decriminalizing entheogens. Ypsi is protected by Washtenaw County's Entheogenic Plant Policy. But a new ordinance being discussed in Ypsilanti city council will protect plant medicines even further, and set a precedent for future cities to adopt.  There will be a time in the meeting for public comment.

Click below for meetings links, and an email template to send to city council members. You don't have to be an Ypsilanti resident to participate; any support from the community is incredibly valuable!

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Senate Bill SB0499 is in Comittee

Senate Bill SB0499 (2023) is being considered by a Michigan Senate committee. We are working on polling to show that the people of Michigan want decriminalization. Contact us if you'd like to get involved!

Senate Bill SB0499 (2023)

News

Ypsilanti Could Join Neighbors in Decriminalizing Psychedelic Mushrooms, Plants

That includes ayahuasca, ibogaine, mescaline, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms and other substances with hallucinogenic properties deemed illegal under state and federal law.

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Scientific Reports Journal

Associations between classic psychedelics and opioid use disorder in a nationally-representative U.S. adult sample

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Hazel Park, MI City Council Decriminalizes Entheogens

The Hazel Park City Council tonight passed a resolution that decriminalizes entheogenic plants and fungiSenate Bill SB0499 (2023) is being considered by a Michigan Senate committee. We are working on polling to show that the people of Michigan want decriminalization. Contact us if you'd like to get involved!

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Mission

To improve human health and well-being by decriminalizing and expanding access to entheogenic plants and fungi through political and community organizing, education and advocacy.

Vision

We envision happier, healthier individuals and communities reconnected to nature and entheogenic plant and fungi traditions and practices.

Purpose Statement

To decriminalize entheogenic plants, restore our root connection to nature, and improve human health and well-being.

Entheofest

Entheofest is a free speech event celebrating sacred plant medicine. This is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of Ann Arbor’s resolution to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi. Stay tuned for details on the next Entheofest.

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Entheofest 2023 Full Lineup

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In the Media

Michigan Lawmaker Introduces Psychedelics Decriminalization Bill

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Detroit Mushroom Vote Adds Momentum to Michigan Efforts to Decriminalize Psychedelics

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Grand Rapids, MI Supports Psychedelic Decriminalization

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GOP Bill Would Ease Cannabis & Psilocybin Research

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What is an entheogen?

A class of psychoactive substances that, when ingested, induces a non-ordinary state of consciousness for therapeutic, medicinal, spiritual, or religious purposes.

Iboga

- Beneficial for treatment-resistant opiate and methamphetamine addiction

- From Central Africa through Gabon, iboga is revered for initiatory rites of passage involving encounters with ancestors from the spirit realm

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Ayahuasca

- Beneficial for depression, addiction, anxiety, and PTSD

- Ayahuasca treatment in Brazilian prison population reduces recidivism

- Benefits creativity, openness, and spiritual growth

- Over 75 indigenous groups in the Amazonian basin respect ayahuasca as a sacred “plant teacher”

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Cacti

- Beneficial for the treatment of alcoholism

- Central to traditional religious and healing practices

- Considered a sacrament by many

- Honored as sacred plants for thousands of years throughout the Americas

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Mushrooms

- Beneficial for depression & recidivism

- UCLA & NYU: Treating end-of-life anxiety

- Encourages openness, creativity, and spiritual growth

- John Hopkins: Top 5 most meaningful experiences

- Respected as a safe & natural healing sacrament for millennia throughout Mexico, Central America and the world.

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Map of Decriminaliation Efforts in the United States

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    "I support the decriminalization of entheogenic plants. I believe the War on Drugs has been an abject failure, and I see no reason to criminalize–or prosecute–people for their use of such plants. That was my position before the Ann Arbor City Council resolution, and it’s true with even greater force afterwards.
    The truth of the matter is, the vast majority of people who engage in substance use are able to do so without criminal consequences. But for an unlucky few, their decision to use substances results in harsh, life-changing penalties. The War on Drugs has thus created a cruel roulette wheel of sorts. And it’s a weighted wheel, as the data clearly shows that Black people and people of color are far more likely to face criminal consequences related to drug use than white people.
    The Ann Arbor City Council resolution of course applies only in Ann Arbor. But, consistent with the resolution, I do not plan to prosecute the use or possession of entheogenic plants in any other part of the county."
– Eli Savit, Washtenaw County Prosecutor