The Zome
Tatiana Luz Quintana's 'grow-gather-gift' alternative to commercial and church-based entheogen distribution.
Type: Community Discussion Group
Location: Seattle, WA
Membership: Open community group
Venues: Nature-based gathering locations
Activities: Nature-based psychedelic discussions; promotes 'grow-gather-gift' model.
About
The Zome was founded by Tatiana Luz Quintana as a Seattle psychedelic community group focused on nature-based discussions and equity in entheogen access. The Zome promotes a 'grow-gather-gift' model — a non-commercial framework where community members cultivate, collect, and freely share entheogens rather than purchasing them.
This model represents a distinct alternative to both commercial dispensary models (Oregon, Colorado) and church-based distribution (Oakland, Santa Cruz). It directly challenges the commercialization trajectory many psychedelic movement observers consider inevitable, while staying within the legal boundaries created by Washington's decriminalization framework.
Why It Matters
If the U.S. psychedelic movement's commercialization is going to be meaningfully resisted, it will be through models like The Zome. The 'grow-gather-gift' framework is one of very few well-articulated alternatives to the commercial-or-church binary.
Key People
State Legal Context
See current psilocybin laws in Washington.