My guest for May 2023 was a return appearance by Allison Hoots, Esq. You may recall Allison as author of the Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches. Allison was excited to spend an hour chatting about the risks and liabilities trip sitters and venue hosts face in the psychedelic world. Our conversation juxtaposed reference to real life examples – Lightning in a Bottle (Zendo) – Sedona Sweat Lodge Retreat – Soul Quest – driving the point home that the risks are real.
You can watch Allison’s interview HERE.
MORE ABOUT ALLISON: Allison Hoots is an attorney with Hoots Law Practice PLLC. She has a diverse experience practicing law, including in the legal areas of employment, corporate, contract, employee benefits, tax, and intellectual property. Allison advises companies, nonprofits, religious communities, and practitioners on operations that involve psychedelics, including advising churches on religious use of sacraments. Allison is also President of Sacred Plant Alliance, Inc., a self-regulating organization and professional society of spiritual practitioners with religious communities dedicated to the advancement of the ceremonial use of psychedelic sacraments within the United States. She is a member of Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants and the lead author of Chacruna’s Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches.
Links:
https://www.hootslawpractice.com/
https://sacredplantalliance.org/
https://chacruna.net/chacruna_guide_rfra_best_practices_psychedelic_churches/