Discovery
Sessions
2025 - On Break
Read on for an important update...
The Bay Area Psychedelics Conference
Discovery Sessions
That's a wrap!
UDPATED: Well, its been a year now since the 2024 DS event.. Building Discovery Sessions was a fantastic journey. We put a lot of work, attention, love and money into the experience, but ultimately, we ended up in a negative financial place. If we could pay our bills in appreciation, we’d have been ok.
A big thank you is due to The Midway who believed in us and covered our expenses for 3 years while we tried to find a way forwards.
We are hoping to keep the vibe alive this summer with a salon / night market, but we will see. Our core team has gone back to earning a living at our other jobs, and seeking financial stability.
Know that if we ever have financial support, we would love to do it again.
We never did get the money and time to produce the recordings. somewhere there is a drive filled with the unedited clips from DS24.
If you have any questions or wish to support this mission in some positive way. You know where to find us. Just ask around.
With love and discovery – JM and the DS team.
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Conference Discussion Tracks
Hosting key minds on topics such as microdosing, psychedelic therapy, psilocybin mushrooms, LSD, ketamine, MDMA, ayahuasca, DMT and much more, we explore the work of UCSF, Stanford University, UC Berkeley, MAPS, and many other incredible organizations in the space.
Culture
The Bay Area has historically been ground zero for the psychedelics movement. Our Culture track pays homage to The Bay’s vibrant psychedelic history while bravely looking forward. Join in the conversation as the artists, icons, dreamers, and legends share their stories on the stage.
Join in the conversation as the artists, icons, dreamers, and legends share their stories on the stage.
Policy
Meet the hustlers, policy-changers, outlaws, and investors who broke the rules before there were any rules, and are carving out a new landscape today. Learn about equity models, frameworks for safe and legal dispensation, and discuss how the future of legalization can be more inclusive.
Meet the hustlers, policy-changers, outlaws, and investors who broke the rules before there were any rules, and are carving out a new landscape today.
Entrepreneurship
Our newest track breaks free with in-depth sessions covering investment, analysis, and new opportunities in the psychedelic landscape. Explore the innovative minds and forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of this industry and learn about the the potential for sustainable growth in the realm of psychedelics.
Explore the innovative minds and forward-thinking entrepreneurs who are shaping the future of this industry.
Science and Therapy
We bring the latest science and research to the stage with this illuminating track. Sit in on the conversations as we host the brightest researchers, organizations and scientists from the Bay Area and beyond and share their latest discoveries in medical, therapeutic and even virtual technology.
Sit in on the conversations as researchers, organizations and scientists share their latest discoveries.
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Speakers and Panelists
Meet today’s leaders changing the face of psychedelics in science, culture and policy.
Eliza Maroney
Somatic Healer & Self-Optimization Coach
Manesh Girn
Neuroscientist, UCSF & Chief Research Officer, EntheoTech Bioscience
Robin Carhart-Harris PhD
Professor of Neurology & Director of Psychedelics Division, Neuroscape UCSF
Joe Moore
Founder, Psychedelics Today
