WNBA superstar Brittney Griner’s February arrest at a Russian airport for carrying cannabis vape cartridges shocked the world. While this incident has clear geopolitical implications, her August conviction for drug possession and smuggling, and nine-year prison sentence that followed, was still heartbreaking. Throughout her ordeal, I have felt a profound sadness for Brittney and her family.
Category: Advocacy
Responding to the Anti-Semitic Bigotry and Anti-Indigenous Colonialism of Decriminalize Nature’s Leadership
Recently a colleague forwarded a graphic that Decriminalize Nature’s leadership was spreading around listservs. This latest defamation campaign targets myself and River Styx co-directors Miriam Volat and Cody Swift using anti-semitic imagery and tropes as well as flat out lies and misinformation about us (you can view the graphic here). The yellow stars in the images,
We Need YOU!… to Regenerate America
In 2016, I was living on a commune in Willits, California. It was incredible living on 5,000 acres of field, forest, stream, and pond. The current generation of community members and land stewards—some who were born on the land and had raised their own children and grandchildren on the land—had deeply committed to sustainable, regenerative, and organic agriculture and holistic animal husbandry,
You Shop, We Give! Support Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Plant Medicines!
Did you know? Dr. Bronner’s webstore customers can direct 10% of their purchase amount to organizations advancing psychedelic-assisted therapies and plant medicines. A growing body of medical research demonstrates the efficacy of these therapies and medicines to provide safe and lasting relief for those suffering from difficult to treat ailments like PTSD and major depressive disorder.
Remove Plastic From our Oceans with the Ocean Bubble Buddy
Plastic Problems Plastic is a major threat to the health of our oceans. Through rivers and streams, discarded waste makes its way into our sewage, rivers and eventually to the sea, where it accumulates in oceans around the world. Plastic’s extreme durability is what makes it such a useful material—but this durability also makes it a terrible pollutant.
Regenerative Organic Certified™ Launched! Now What?
Agriculture & Climate Climate-smart agriculture can no longer be considered an afterthought in terms of federal strategies to combat climate change. The science supports the abundant connections between soil health and carbon storage, climate resiliency, and healthy food systems. We need to diminish, if not entirely eliminate, the use of synthetic pesticides and fertilizers that raise our GHG emissions,
On Pronoun Sharing
Why we invite but don’t require staff to share pronouns Respecting people’s identities and cultivating a culture where everyone is encouraged and empowered to refer to people respectfully—according to each person’s gender identity—helps make our workplace at Dr. Bronner’s, and ultimately society, more inclusive. It’s important to distinguish between sex and gender. Sex is assigned at birth.
Updates from the Field: Tackling Climate Change, One Acre at a Time
“We envision a world free of poisonous chemicals, factory farming, exploitation and income inequality, soil degradation, habitat destruction, pollution, short-term thinking, corporate bullies, greenwashing, and fake food.” Elizabeth Whitlow, Executive Director, Regenerative Organic Alliance The writing’s on the wall. It has been for years. Anthropogenic climate change is upon us, and it’s impacting everything from weather patterns to crop production to sea levels.
Weed Like Change! Just Say No to Industrial Cannabis
Dr. Bronner’s has advocated for cannabis policy reform since the early 2000s—first focusing on industrial hemp, then pivoting to medical and recreational decriminalization and legalization efforts. We’ve long held that cannabis is a plant that can help heal our people and planet. Unfortunately, big business has moved into states where cannabis had been legalized, seeking to reap big profits and leaving legacy cannabis growers high and dry.
On Entheogenic Practitioner Duties and Privileges under Oregon’s 109 Program
Below is my formal comment I submitted to the OHA. Please email publichealth.rules@dhsoha.state.or.us to submit your own written comment by 5:00 p.m. PDT on April 21, and if you can, also sign up to make direct verbal comments on April 18 and 21. Also, please click this link to join an event the Portland Psychedelics Society is hosting at 6:00 p.m.