About this episode

Travis Tyler Fluck discusses the impact of Denver's mushroom decriminalization on psilocybin access and the future of psychedelic culture.

Denver mushroom decriminalization changed the national conversation around psilocybin access, personal use, and grassroots psychedelic reform. In this episode of Psychedelics Today , Joe Moore speaks with Travis Tyler Fluck, an autognostic mycologist, educator, activist, end-of-life doula, and longtime Colorado mushroom community organizer. Fluck was involved in Denver's 2019 psilocybin campaign, which made adult personal use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms the city's lowest law enforcement priority. The campaign passed by a narrow margin and helped open the door for later reforms in Oakland, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Colorado, and beyond. This conversation looks at the people, ethics, and tensions behind Denver mushroom decriminalization. It also explores what happens after a law changes: how communities educate themselves, how personal use spaces develop, and how grassroots access fits alongside regulated psychedelic services.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Moore

Guest: Travis Tyler Fluck

Topics covered

• mushroom decriminalization
• psilocybin access
• grassroots reform
• psychedelic culture
• community education
• personal use spaces

Keywords

• psilocybin
• mushroom decriminalization
• Denver
• grassroots reform
• psychedelic culture
• personal use
• community organizing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Denver, Oakland, Washington, D.C., Oregon, Colorado

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