Inside America's Only Magic Mushroom Church

Great Moments in Weed History

David Bienenstock

Tv & Film, Comedy, History

4.8 • 659 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Within the Church of Entheogenic Plants, a dozen varieties of psilocybin (aka "magic") mushrooms await those who wish to incorporate use of psychedelic fungus into their religious and spiritual practices. Two years ago, the church was raided by local police, but they re-opened the next day and still plan to sue in federal court to affirm their religious liberty. So take a trip (yes, pun intended) with Abdullah and Bean to this incredible oasis in Oakland, California to see for yourself, while also learning about the long history of mushrooms and other psychedelics for spiritual and ceremonial use. The Church of Entheogenic Plants is also known as ZIDE DOOR. The organization Decriminalize Nature has been at the forefront of successful efforts to decriminalize magic mushrooms and other psychedelics. Double Blind magazine has information and resources about psychedelic culture, cultivation and best practices. MAPS is a leading organization advocating for legal access to psychedelics for medicinal use. PATREON Please support Great Moments in Weed HIstory on Patreon. Supporters get exclusive access to video versions of this podcast and private seshes, plus cool rewards like a signed book or signature lighter. And it truly helps us make the best show possible.

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0:00.0	Moment in weed moment in weed moment in weed moment in weed series to great moments our companion series to Great Moments in Weed History.
0:24.6	It's a little bit looser.
0:26.1	It's a little bit wilder.
0:27.4	And we're only talking about current topics in cannabis.
0:31.1	This is our weekly show anytime that you do not hear one of our traditional great moments of weed history episodes,
0:37.9	of which recent ones include interviews with Niambe Tosh, the daughter of reggae legend
0:44.0	Peter Tosh, and of course, football and cannabis legend, Ricky Williams. Isn't that right, Bean?
0:51.0	Yeah, thank you to everybody who had some kind words about both of those episodes.
0:56.0	I would say my two favorite comments were on the Peter Tosh episode. I'm from Jamaica,
1:02.6	and I didn't know some of this weed history from my home island. And for Ricky Williams,
1:08.1	I literally despise the game of football and I really enjoyed your episode.
1:13.5	You know what? That's really great to hear. I think football is a little bit of a polarizing game.
1:18.2	I personally love it. A lot of people think it's ridiculous, including my girlfriend.
1:22.7	But I don't think you have to understand the game to understand Ricky's incredible journey with
1:29.5	cannabis and football. Absolutely. So just to reiterate, however you got to what you're hearing
1:36.0	now, unless you are having a auditory hallucination of my voice, which is both flattering
1:41.6	and a bit concerning. Terrifying, yeah.
1:44.9	This one podcast feed is the place to find great moments in weed history and moments
1:51.1	in weed.
1:51.7	And of course, if you want to go the next step and see us in our incredible weedy backgrounds,
1:58.5	the video version of Moments and Weed is exclusively available to our supporters
2:03.9	on Patreon. You can go to great moments in weed history.com to support this podcast. You could put
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