Map Zide Door Oakland is still open!1216 10th Ave,Oakland, CA 94606Everyday 9am-10pm World’s largest Psychedelic church to close SF site in December 29th, 2024 Pastor cites harassment from city Planning Department Zide Door, the psychedelic church garnering national recognition for its devotion to the spiritual power of psilocybin mushrooms, will close its San Francisco location by the end of this year — the victim of a city planning department bent
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 25, 2024 – Hippie Hill 420, the cannabis celebration canceled this year over funding issues, nonetheless drew some 3,000 to 5,000 cannabis lovers who were able to remain safe with the help of area nonprofit groups and Haight Ashbury merchants, Pastor Dave Hodges said Thursday.. Hodges, who founded the psychedelic Church of Ambrosia, organized and coordinated a proactive “safety net” seeking to avoid chaos in Golden
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 18, 2024 – The iconic Hippie Hill 420 event, held in Golden Gate park each April 20 for more than a half century, will be safe this Saturday thanks to the Church of Ambrosia, its collaboration with Haight Ashbury merchants and a host of nonprofit groups dedicated to providing support services. Hippie Hill 420 typically draws thousands of cannabis devotees each year. This year, it was
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 15, 2024 – Dave Hodges, Pastor of the Church of Ambrosia, says it’s the “canceled” party he never sought to take on, with guests he hopes will not attend. He’s referring to the 420 Hippie Hill event on Saturday – an annual ritual for cannabis lovers in Golden Gate Park. The event has been going on since the ’70s, but this year’s organizers say they cannot
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 8, 2024 – Pastor Dave Hodges, founder of the Oakland-based Church of Ambrosia, will join book author Lama Mike Crowley to mark the one-year anniversary of the Church’s Zide Door San Francisco location opened April 15, 2023. The celebration, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. this coming Monday, April 15, will include brief remarks from Hodges and feature Lama Mike’s book signing. His latest works, “Psychedelic
OAKLAND, Calif. March 29, 2024 – Pastor Dave Hodges, founder of the Church of Ambrosia, has announced a significant change in the speaker lineup for the annual Easter psychedelic conference: Spirituality & Beyond #4, set for March 30th and 31st. Oakland organizer and rapper-songwriter Mistah F.A.B., known for his community outreach and his support for mental health and alternative health needs, will speak Saturday in place of Robin Carhart-Harris, director
OAKLAND, Calif. March 18, 2024 – Hundreds of visitors are expected at the 4th annual Spirituality and Beyond conference Saturday and Sunday, March 30th-31st, in the historic Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, church leaders said today. Hundreds of visitors are expected at the 4th annual Spirituality and Beyond conference Saturday and Sunday, March 30th-31st, in the historic Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center in Oakland, church leaders said today.
Oakland, Calif. Nov. 21, 2023 — When critics tell Dave Hodges that use of psychedelics is growing unchecked so now is not the time for legalization, the proponent of safe access to psychedelics for medical, therapeutic and spiritual use doesn’t hold back. “Now is the time for safe, controlled medical access for patients in need,” Hodges declares. “The way to solve the problem is not by continuing to ignore it.”
Oakland, Calif. Oct. 27, 2023 — Dave Hodges, proponent of safe access to psychedelics for medical, therapeutic and spiritual use, today submitted the Psychedelic Wellness & Healing Initiative to the California Attorney General’s office for the 2024 ballot. If it wins passage, the initiative will allow for the sale, possession and use of psychedelics including Psilocybin, MDMA, DMT, and Mescaline for medical and therapeutic purposes. Hodges, founder of the Oakland-based
Oakland, Calif., October 12, 2023 — The Church of Ambrosia, the world’s largest psychedelic church, today offered a mixed response to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s veto of SB58, the bill that sought to decriminalize the use of certain psychedelic drugs, such as psilocybin, DMT, and mescaline. Dave Hodges, founder of the Church, said the Senate measure would have been “a great step forward” as it would have enabled decriminalization to
