New Mexico Entheogenic Council
Advocating for psilocybin access in a state with deep traditional plant medicine roots — bridging indigenous peyote traditions with contemporary psychedelic policy reform.
Type: State Policy Advocacy
Location: Santa Fe, NM
Membership: Open advocacy organization
Venues: State Capitol; Santa Fe community venues
Activities: Legislative advocacy for psilocybin decriminalization and regulated access in New Mexico. Tracks state legislation, coordinates testimony, supports harm reduction education. New Mexico has a favorable history — peyote use is protected for Native American Church members, and the state has historically been receptive to plant medicine conversations.
About
The New Mexico Entheogenic Council is a Santa Fe-based advocacy organization working to advance psilocybin decriminalization and regulated access in New Mexico. The organization tracks state-level legislation, coordinates expert and community testimony, and provides harm reduction education to legislators and the public.
New Mexico occupies a unique position in U.S. psychedelic policy: the state has long protected peyote use for Native American Church members, and its legislative culture has been comparatively receptive to plant medicine conversations. The Council leverages this cultural context to make the case that psilocybin reform is a natural extension of New Mexico's existing respect for indigenous plant medicine sovereignty.
The Council works in dialogue with indigenous communities in the state, recognizing that psilocybin policy cannot be meaningfully divorced from the traditional plant medicine context from which psilocybin therapy's cultural legitimacy derives.
Why It Matters
New Mexico's existing legal framework for indigenous plant medicine creates a distinct political opening that few other states have. The Council is positioned to exploit that opening — and its dialogue with indigenous communities models how psilocybin advocacy should engage with traditional knowledge holders.
State Legal Context
See current psilocybin laws in New Mexico.