How to Launch a Community

This episode features two special guests, David Bronner and Angela Carter, ND, discussing hot topics in drug policy with co-hosts Jahan Marcu, PhD, and Nigam B. Arora, PhD.  David Bronner is the CEO of Dr. Bronner’s, the highest scoring B Corp in the world among companies dedicated to positive social and environmental impact over profit motive.  Additionally David has been dedicated to the responsible integration of cannabis and psychedelics into global culture since 1995, and on the board of MAPS since 2015.  Angela Carter, ND is an Oregon based naturopathic doctor, genderless being of universal light, and social & health justice advocate who works actively with psychedelic medicines.  The group warms up with a game examining old idioms and new headlines.  Next, the group discusses a story from VICE Magazine about a Canadian drug store testing the limits of decriminalization laws.  The final segment focuses on a recent publication about health equity in psychedelics and mental health. 

Group

Jahan Marcu, PhD (moderator)

David Bronner

Angela Carter, ND

Nigam B. Arora, PhD

Today’s Game (2:00):

Old Idioms and New Headlines

News and Popular Literature (20:00): 

VICE Magazine Reports - Store Selling Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine Just Opened in Canada

Rapid Fire Science (42:10):

Equity & Access to Psychedelics Treatment in Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases

Credits:

Cover art by Clancy Cavnar, Podcast audio engineering by Joe Leonardo. Intro music by Buddha by Kontekst. Transition music by K. LOUK. Outro music by Bensounds.