Taylor E. Loyden, Esq.
Managing Attorney, Terrapin Legal PLLC
Lead counsel for Church of Gaia ayahuasca DEA exemption case; drafted SB 5201 amendments for Washington's regulated psilocybin framework.
Biography
Taylor E. Loyden, Esq. is Managing Attorney at Terrapin Legal PLLC and was named in the 2025 Top 200 Psychedelic Lawyers Guide. He drafted amendments to Washington's SB 5201 for a regulated psilocybin framework. Loyden is lead counsel for the Church of Gaia in Spokane — an ayahuasca church pursuing a DEA religious exemption under RFRA, one of the most significant religious freedom cases in psychedelic law.
His background includes ethnobotany, mycology, and Indigenous traditions. He works with REACH (Responsible Entheogen Access & Community Healing Coalition) on Washington legalization efforts.
Why They Matter to the LearnShrooms Community
DEA religious exemptions under RFRA are exceptionally rare and exceptionally hard. The Church of Gaia case is one of the most actively-litigated examples in the psychedelic space, and Loyden is the lead attorney pushing it forward.
Legal Context
For the legal landscape where Taylor E. Loyden, Esq. operates, see psilocybin laws in Washington.