Psychedelic Professionals Meet: DENVER

Psychedelic Professionals Meetup Groups are in Boulder, Denver, Fort Collins, and Colorado Springs! Let's keep Colorado on the leading edge of psychedelic medicine work by coming together in community to learn, share, and grow. Each Psychedelic Professionals Meetup Group starts with an informative topic relevant to research, practice, policy, or activism around psychedelic medicines, followed by open discussion and an opportunity to connect with like-minded others.

Join us in June for a ***Year in Review: Lessons, Opportunities and Changes on the Horizon in Colorado's Natural Medicine Program. ***In this special roundtable, we'll be joined by attorney, Sean McAllister; Colorado Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, Tasia Poinsatte; Numia Healing Center Co-Owner, Carolina Correa; and Program Director at Elemental Psychedelics training (and Nowak Board Member!), Dr. Shannon Hughes.

About our Speakers:
Sean T. McAllister is an attorney specializing in the regulatory, health care, business, and religious freedom aspects of psychedelic m edicines and therapies in the United States. His work has included: Advising doctors, therapists and licensed professionals on psychedelic assisted therapy (typically ketam ine), including defense of licensure in disciplinary proceedings; Advising clients on religious exem ptions for the use of psychedelics, including being a lawyer for the Church of the Eagle and the Condor and the Church of the Celestial Heart who received form al recognition from the US governm ent to operate ayahuasca churches in the United States; Drafter of ColoradoΡs Natural Medicine Health Act legalizing four psychedelics in that state ; Denver Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel member; General Counsel for the Zendo Project; Advisory Board member for Psychedelic Parenthood Com m unity; and outside general counsel to MAPSΡ Psychedelic Science Events, LLC. Sean is licensed to practice law in Colorado and California, but consults all across the US on religious freedom issues.

Tasia Poinsatte is the Colorado Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund (HAF), a nonprofit that works to protect and expand safe, affordable access to psychedelic healing. She has been closely involved in the rollout of Colorado’s natural medicine program, bringing in lessons learned from Oregon, organizing stakeholder input, and advocating for policies that allow flexibility while centering safety. Prior to joining HAF, Tasia conducted research and advised strategy on progressive campaigns and causes in the US and internationally, including the campaign to pass Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act in 2022. Tasia is passionate about the intersection of healing work, local food systems, and ecological restoration and enjoys wild harvesting, rewilding urban spaces and planting the “idea seed” of a food forest/edible polyculture at every healing center.

Shannon Hughes, PhD (she/her/hers) is a researcher, educator, and community organizer. She is a co-founder and Program Director of Elemental Psychedelics, a women-led training organization that centers education, experience, and ethics in psychedelic care. As a former tenured professor, Shannon has published on the sociopolitical context around psychoactive drugs, the drug testing process, and users’ first hand experiences with psychiatric and psychedelic medicines. Shannon is a grant writer for Yarrow Collective and provides programmatic support for new initiatives. In her private practice, Shannon blends spirituality with inner guidance coaching and psilocybin mushroom journey work.

Suggested donation of $10, payable at the door. Door fee goes toward paying for the rented venue and supporting the non-profit work of The Nowak Society. If you have ideas for topics or presentations for these meetup groups or would like to be more involved, please contact us!

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