Long Island Psychoactive Society Meetup Group
Greenlawn, NY
We want to meet a cadre of drug warriors, to Put the last Nail in the coffin of prohibitionist drug policy .
both Drug Users and non-users should attend our meetings.
All those interested in changes of consciousness brought about by Psychoactive interactions of matter, energy, and time, plants,
fungi, animals, drugs, chemicals, energy stimulation, meditation, exercise / sports, dancing, singing, playing, listening, feeling.... anything and everything related to psychoactive experiences (hopefully some peak experiences) that demonstrate altered thinking and perception will be explored.
Initially we have the following Goals.
1. To form a political / lobbying nonprofit with the task of dismantling prohibition locally, State, Federal, (and globally) and replacing it with a new framework of harm reduction, increased civil liberties and human rights, a balance of libertarian freedom and well thought out progressive regulations when needed .
a. To this end we will set up compelling challenge cases to go to the supreme court to get most prohibitionist drug laws declared unconstitutional.
b. To ensure the inalienable rights of consenting adults to alter consciousness, pursue happiness, and engage in Psychoactively altering behavior in any way they wish as long as they do not cause substantial harm to other individuals and society; we propose this as a new constitutional amendment. Assisted Suicide should be declared a valid medical option if it is done humanely and responsibly.
c.Amend the Prohibition and End of Prohibition amendments to replace "alcohol" with "'Any Psychoactive substance or technique"
2. to Form a new Religion -- one without dogma and open to Theists, Atheists, and Agnostics -- and register it as a nonprofit. We propose initially "The Orphic Congregation of Eleusis"
a. the religion exists to generate a framework for using entheogens and psychoactives and other methods and techniques that have been sucessful, teaching best practices with an aim of harm reduction and members having the best possible experiences from whatever combination of stimuli and response path they have chosen for now.
b. the religion will be a "lay focused" religion and encourage discussion, debate, and rambling in different tangential directions to educate and inform members and the public
C. secure freedom from oppression for Congregation members who are targeted for illegal activity; and show society an example of responsible well thought out use of psychoactive substances and energy.
3. To meet regularly once or twice a month at rotating different locations that are ethos friendly, hosted by those with adequate space who support our agenda. Long Island is big so we need to cater to Montauk as well as Long Beach. Brooklyn and Queens are on Long Island too! I am open to expanding the group to the NY Metro Area. NY Psychoactive Meetup?
4. At meetings we will discuss any topic related to the rhizomes of consciousness and psychoactivity. Psychosomatic, Body, Brain, Mind, Environment, Universe, Multiverse... it's all open for discussion .
a. trip reports
b. warnings of negative experiences or bad information to others
c. networking, exchanging business cards and phone numbers
d. discussions of best practices of plant, fungus, toad, cultivation and care.
e. discussing drug policy changes needed and strategies to ensure progress
Once drug laws change for the better we will hold bazaar events where we can all barter or buy, potluck vegas buffet of everything out there to try.
We can go on retreats to destinations and have group experiences.
Until then keep it all low key and on the "qt" -- any gifting, buying or bartering of anything currently prohibited should be done elsewhere, just exchange info and meet up on your own later for now until we achieve our goals.
The Venues or residences hosting the meetings will establish ad hoc policies for things like smoking, vaping, and other forms and techniques of drug use or psychoactive technique or method (whirling dervish, meditation, etc.) members may be interested in undertaking at a meeting in a particular venue.
Until we develop our own site(s) for the goals and tasks outlined above we will use www.stashmaven.com as home base.