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1904, 2024

Psychedelic Church, merchants, and nonprofit groups form crucial ‘safety net’ to support historic Hippie Hill 420 on Saturday

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

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1904, 2024

Church of Ambrosia and Haight Ashbury merchants join forces in bid to avert disaster at Saturday’s ‘canceled’ 420 Hippie Hill

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

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1204, 2024

Church of Ambrosia to celebrate first anniversary of its San Francisco location with Pastor Dave Hodges and a book-signing by author Lama Mike Crowley 

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

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3103, 2024

Countdown to Spirituality & Beyond: Pastor Dave Hodges announces major change in speaker lineup for Easter weekend conference

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

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0203, 2024

Pastor Dave Hodges to deliver Easter sermon March 31st in Oakland during Spirituality and Beyond #4 and Magic & Mushroom Art Fair

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.

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Please Support DanceSafe
1412, 2023

Please Support DanceSafe

Dear Friends and Supporters, We have an opportunity to make a profound difference in the lives of those who need it most by supporting DanceSafe, a truly remarkable nonprofit. Through their work, they provide incredible education and harm reduction services, and I invite you to join me in extending our helping hand to them. Together, we can embody the spirit of love and generosity that defines our faith, fostering a

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0512, 2023

Worried about psychedelic use? This Psychedelic Wellness & Healing Initiative is the solution

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.”

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2810, 2023

Oakland activists file statewide ballot initiative seeking safe and legal access to psychedelics for medical and therapeutic uses

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

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1310, 2023

Church of Ambrosia responds to Gov. Newsom’s veto of SB58

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

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2807, 2023

Psilocybin Potency, The Missing Link For Magic Mushroom Safety

Oakland’s Psychedelic Mushroom Church Announces Groundbreaking Information for Safe Use of Psilocybin Mushrooms FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Oakland, Calif., July 31, 2023 — The Church of Ambrosia, the largest psychedelic Church in the world with over 90,000 members, has announced important new safety information surrounding the use of psilocybin mushrooms by those seeking expanded consciousness in their spiritual quests. “The power of such experiences is transformative,” says Dave Hodges, who founded

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