Monica Cadena
- Monica Cadena is an Afro-Latinx California-based artist, writer, movement worker, digital alchemist, brave space holder, plant ally, advocate, and the Creatrix of Black Healers Connect, a digital and in-person community for healers of the diaspora. The former co-founder of Wear Your Voice Magazine, Monica’s passionate about highlighting stories from those at the intersections of healing and social justice activism and centering healing-based initiatives. Monica works with many organizations within the psychedelic and entheogenic space as the current Co-Executive Director of SPORE, The Society for Psychedelic Outreach, Reform and Education, collaborator with Oakland Hyphae, and currently working to create the first BIPOC centered psychedelic magazine The Revival, in collaboration with The Ancestor Project. Find Monica on Instagram.
Latest Articles
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News
California Governor Vetoed Psychedelic Decrim This Year. A New Initiative is Already Aiming For 2024.
SB-58 is out. Is an old-school medical cannabis model the better path?
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Culture
Sex and Psychedelics is a Hot Topic—Here’s Why
A recap of the juiciest conversation at Psychedelic Science
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Decriminalization
Will California Decriminalize Psychedelics this Year?
Journalist Monica Cadena talks to Senator Scott Wiener in an exclusive interview on DoubleBlind. Watch the full conversation
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Decriminalization
New Bill Tries to Decriminalize Psychedelics in California—Again
Senator Scott Wiener's Office introduces decriminalization bill SB-58, four months after their first attempt was reduced to a study.
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