PSYCHEDELIC COMMUNITY GROUPS IN APPALACHIAN STATES
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Check this page for groups shaping the psychedelic community infrastructure in Appalachian states.
If you are curious about regional events, please view our Regional Event Calendar.
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If you’re not sure where to dive in to community, we recommend reading our Guide to Community Types in the Psychedelic Ecosystem.
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Psychedelic Communities BY STATE
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Alabama
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Georgia
PsyAtlanta - PsyAtlanta organizes educational, supportive and social meetups to build community in Atlanta around psychedelic healing.
kentucky
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maryland
Montgomery County Psychedelic Society - The MoCo Psychedelic Society is an open organization dedicated to facilitating the safe emergence of psychedelics through education and meet-ups in Montgomery County, Maryland.
mississippi
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new york
New York City has a robust list of community groups. We stick to Appalachian counties in the state of New York for this list.
If you want to start a community or know of one, contact us here!
north carolina
The Psychedelic Society of Asheville - Mission: “To educate, advocate, and create community around the healing and transformational power of psychedelics.”
The Pearl Psychedelic Insititute - Waynesville, NC - Mission: “To advance the study and understanding of psychedelic medicines through research, treatment, training and community education.”
Cohoba is a BIPOC-led 501(c)(3) non-profit in Charlotte, NC. It is structured as an integrated healing center. We are a collective of advocates, creatives, and licensed therapists committed to providing equitable psychedelic-assisted therapy in a community mental health setting.
OHio
The Reaching Everyone in Distress Foundation (REID) is a charitable organization dedicated to tackling addiction in Ohio. They are investigating the potential of the psychedelic substance ibogaine in addressing opioid use disorder (OUD).
Decriminalize Nature Columbus - Mission: To improve human health and well-being by decriminalizing and expanding access to entheogenic plants and fungi through political and community organizing, education, and advocacy.
pennsylvannia
The University Of Pennsylvania has endorsed psychedelic research through its nursing program.
The Penn Psychedelics Collaborative is a multi-school consortium of faculty, researchers, clinicians, and trainees advancing the University of Pennsylvania as a hub of scholarship and innovation in the psychedelic field.
Philadelic is a Conference on the transdisciplinary frontiers of psychedelic studies held October 3-6 at the University of Pennsylvania.
South carolina
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tennessee
Nashville Psychedelic Society - Focuses on education, harm reduction, community/discussion
& policy reform.
TRIPS (Tri-Cities Psychedelic Society), Northeast, TN - is a community dedicated to the growing world of psychedelic use for physical, spiritual, emotional, and mental health.
virginia
Decriminalize Nature Virginia - Mission: “To decriminalize entheogenic plants, restore our root connection to nature, and improve human health and well-being.”
west virginia
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