Every step to improve lives is worth fighting for — Martin Jelsma on a 30-year drug policy struggle
The global drug control system is under growing pressure, as countries experiment with regulation and long-standing assumptions are being challenged. Martin Jelsma, who is stepping down from the Trans...
31 Mar 37min
UNGASS Promises Unfulfilled: Marie Nougier on the Challenges Facing Global Drug Policy
Ten years after the 2016 UN General Assembly Special Session on drugs (UNGASS), a new report by the International Drug Policy Consortium takes stock of progress and remaining gaps in global drug polic...
27 Mar 16min
“I’m incredibly proud of what we built” — Ann Fordham on Leaving IDPC After 17 Years
After 15 years at the helm of the International Drug Policy Consortium, Ann Fordham is stepping down as Executive Director. Under her leadership, IDPC has grown into one of the most influential global...
25 Mar 20min
Sabba: Building the Future of Psychedelic Therapy Education” — Interview with Jeremy Rudy
Jeremy Rudy, founder of the Sabba Collective, explains how psychedelic therapy can be integrated into society safely and responsibly — from education to policy.Jeremy Rudy is the founder and CEO of th...
23 Mar 20min
Beyond Prohibition: Pavel Bém on Czechia’s Next Wave of Drug Policy Reform
Pavel Bém is a Czech psychiatrist and former mayor of Prague who now serves as National Drug Policy Coordinator. With decades of experience at the intersection of politics and addiction medicine, he h...
18 Mar 25min
Making Psilocybin Therapy Accessible in New Mexico - Interview with Senator Jeff Steinborn
Senator Jeff Steinborn is the sponsor of the Medical Psilocybin Act in New Mexico, a visionary step toward expanding access to psychedelic therapy. In this conversation, filmed at the Psychedelic Scie...
2 Feb 17min
Avoiding Colonization in the Psychedelic Renaissance – In Dialogue with Charlotte James
Charlotte James is a medicine woman, educator, and founder of the Psychedelic Liberation training. With Afro-Caribbean and Germanic ancestry, her work weaves together ancestral healing, social justice...
26 Jan 24min
Communitas – Psychedelics and the Healing Power of Community - In Conversation with Leor Roseman, PhD
Leor Roseman is a psychedelic researcher whose work explores both the individual and collective dimensions of psychedelic experience — from DMT interruption studies to intergroup healing in the Israel...
19 Jan 39min
