PSA Contributors
Christine Divine
Daniel Covington
Daniel Covington is an ecologist of 27 years, and student of psilocybin for just as long. The work ahead is building common ground understanding around psychedelics, and as Daniel says, “I’m going to need everyone's help to get there!” Contact Daniel with any thoughts and/or feedback on LinkedIn or at [email protected]
Julian Fox
Julian Fontaine Fox is a queer bi-racial poet and writer, awarded a Source Foundation grant for his impactful work in the psychedelic space. After a transformative psychedelic experience at 19, he dedicated himself to advocacy, first founding a chapter of SSDP while studying film in Santa Fe. Now living in Boston, Julian co-founded the Entheogen Melanin Collective, aimed at fostering inclusivity for melanated peoples in the psychedelic community, which often lacks diversity. Through EMC, he creates safe spaces for community members in Boston's neighborhoods, hosting events focused on healing, integration, and education. Julian believes in the power of psychedelics while recognizing they aren’t for everyone, promoting alternative healing modalities to ensure that all voices are welcomed and valued in this journey.
Noah Daly
Stephanie Karzon
Graham Moore
Jack Gorsline
Jack Gorsline is a Washington, D.C.-based investigative reporter covering the politics of drug policy reform - with a focus on psychedelics and cannabis legalization advocacy both in the United States and around the world. Jack’s reporting has been published by the Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism (BINJ), Talking Joints Memo, DoubleBlind Magazine, Filter Magazine, Marijuana Moment, Psychedelic Alpha, Lucid News, Cannabis & Tech Today, Reality Sandwich, High Times Magazine, and featured by Psychedelics Today, Ecstatic Integration, and The Mycopreneur Podcast, GBH Radio, The Microdose from UC’s Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, among others. Jack is also the founder of both Psychedelic State(s) of America and The Psychedelic Writers Guild (PWG) - a new nonprofit sponsored community building-oriented, collaborative media project being created in partnership with a diverse coalition of psychedelic scientists, journalists, medical practitioners, legal professionals, political advocates, and community leaders from around the world. You can find Jack on Twitter @JackGorsline, Instagram @Jack.Gorsline, Linkedin, Substack, Bluesky, and more!
Will Nelson
Neil Gehani
Founder of Mind Lumen, a 501(c)3 focused on ethics: harm reduction policy, governance, adjudication models, research, along with education, advocacy, support for open source, open science, open nature models in stakeholder capitalism and stewardship. Mind Lumen also acts as an independent ethics audit and accounting watchdog for the psychedelics-focused mental health industry.
Veronica Castillo
Normalize Psychedelics
Normalize Psychedelics is a living library with the goal of sharing 1,000 healing stories to reduce stigma and promote open conversations about psychedelic therapies, with the hope of making them central to human culture once again. Through testimonials from people experiencing profound transformations, including veterans with PTSD, individuals with chronic illnesses, and those overcoming addiction, founders Jamie Blazquez and Artem Smirnov are expanding public understanding of safe interactions with psychedelics through the lived experiences of everyday people.
Andre Gomes
Peter Sjöstedt-Hughes
Psychedelic Vantage
Jake Adelstein
Joshua Lawrence "Jake" Adelstein is an American journalist, crime writer, and author who has spent most of his career in Japan. He is the author of Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan, which inspired the 2022 Max original streaming television series Tokyo Vice, starring Ansel Elgort as Adelstein.
Adam Butler
Adam Butler is a psychedelic philosopher, alchemist of tears, and messenger of love. Adam is also the author of "Butler’s DMT Field: A Brief History, Step by Step Recipes, and Personal Experiences From a DMT Saturated Consciousness," as well as articles including "Sex and DMT: The Path to Transcendent Euphoria" and "The Crossroads of DMT and The Monroe Institute." Adam is now sharing his experiences, insights, and ideas by collaborating with Psychedelic State(s) of America and creating "Butler’s Bi-monthly Bulletin" The goal of these articles is to help bridge the gap between scientific research and underground exploration of psychedelics, to expand the conversation around altered and elevated states of consciousness, and to have open and honest discussions about self-knowledge, self-love, and remembering how each of us individually can unlock our fullest potential so that we as can collectively take that next progressive step in human evolution.