Oh hay there.  You're looking sexy in that costume.  :) 

Thank you for coming to my party - it means so much that you are here.  Your presence is the best gift and this fundraiser is absolutely optional. 

I am raising money to fund the work of MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), a non-profit research organization that is leading the charge on safe and effective use of controlled substances to heal people.  My foray into this space began in 2015 during a guided ayahuasca ceremony, followed soon after by an ego-shattering psilocybin experience.  These events were life-changing and utterly formative to the person I am today.  (Ask me more about it!)  In 2022, I began volunteering with MAPS to reduce the harm of psychedelic use in recreational settings.  

Tonight, I am fundraising specifically for MAPS' effort to run the most advanced psychedelic therapy research in the world: Phase 3 clinical trials of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD.

PTSD affects 12 million adults in the US and 350 million people worldwide, and can be debilitating to a person's ability to live, work, love, and thrive.  Initial Phase 3 clinical trials  results are extremely promising -- 67% of participants no longer met the criteria for PTSD within 2 months, and 88% of participants saw a clinically significant reduction in PTSD diagnostic scores within 3 months.  

I believe deeply in this work and its potential to relieve suffering and make the world a more beautiful place, one human at a time.  Thank you for considering it!

Fund research for MDMA-assisted PTSD treatment

MAPS works towards a post-prohibition world by advancing research, changing policies, and shaping culture. 

Since our founding in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has been the leading organization building the movement to foster evidence-based approaches to psychedelics and the people who use them. When used safely and responsibly, psychedelics have the potential to promote personal growth and well-being and treat various mental health conditions. Three pillars guide our efforts: advancing research, changing policies, and shaping culture. 

[Advancing Research](https://maps.org/advancing-research/)

MAPS spent decades developing MDMA-assisted therapy for the clinical utilization of psychedelic-assisted therapies. With the road paved for the next generation of research and drug development, MAPS now stewards the research landscape we helped cultivate.

We are dedicated to fostering new research directions that prioritize public benefit, supporting international researchers and pilot programs, and ensuring the accessibility and culturally appropriate integration of psychedelics as a tool for individual and community wellness. We center research that contributes to knowledge in the public domain.

[Changing Policy](https://maps.org/changing-policy/)

The cultivation, use, and trade of psychoactive substances — including psychedelics — has been a consistent aspect of human history, but prohibition, criminalization, and militarization — and their inherent oppression — have led to drastic consequences. The ongoing, global War on Drugs has been justified by bad science, racism, and fear for too long: it has led to mass incarceration; erosion of civil liberties; ecological damage; economic waste; and the public health polycrisis of adulteration, poisoning, and overdose. Many of these harmful effects have disproportionately impacted the most historically exploited and oppressed communities. Consequently, we believe societies worldwide have an obligation to account for and repair those harms, to the extent possible. 

MAPS envisions a post-prohibition future based on Consciousness, not Criminalization.

[Shaping Culture](https://maps.org/shaping-culture/)

For psychedelics to be most safely integrated into society, we need to be honest about the implications. MAPS recognizes the importance of a comprehensive understanding of their risks and potential benefits, teaching people how to navigate altered states of consciousness and how policies impact individuals and communities. 

We create cutting-edge education for professionals and the public, provide expert support for the psychedelic and drug policy movement, and convene people who share our vision—all to lay the groundwork and create the guardrails necessary for responsible social transformation. 

As psychedelics become more mainstream and an increasing number of people seek to use them for healing and personal growth, we are more dedicated than ever to making resources available for people and communities to safely and responsibly integrate psychedelics into medical, legal, and spiritual contexts.

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