5 things to know about the Ann Arbor psychedelic shroom fest – MLive.com

ANN ARBOR, MI Organizers of Ann Arbors first-ever psychedelic shroom fest are expecting this weekends event to draw a big crowd of people from all around the country.

If youre planning to attend or just curious to know more about it, heres what you need to know.

1. When and where is it?

The festival is expected to take place on the University of Michigan Diag off State Street from 11:11 a.m. to 2:22 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19. Public parking is free and plentiful in downtown Ann Arbor on Sundays, so parking should be no issue for attendees.

2. What does the event entail?

Officially called Entheofest, its a celebration of entheogenic plants and fungi, featuring musical entertainment and speeches by psychedelic activists and elected officials who support decriminalization of natural substances such as ayahuasca, ibogaine, mescaline, peyote, psilocybin mushrooms and other natural compounds with hallucinogenic properties deemed illegal under state and federal law.

3. Who is behind it?

Its being organized by Decriminalize Nature Michigan and the Student Association for Psychedelic Studies, who are supporting decriminalization efforts across the state following last years successful campaign in Ann Arbor.

4. Why is it happening?

Sundays event is intended to celebrate the one-year anniversary of Ann Arbors move to declare entheogenic plants and fungi the citys lowest law-enforcement priority, effectively decriminalizing them at the city level.

City Council recently approved a resolution recognizing Entheofest and declaring September to be Entheogenic Plant and Fungi Awareness Month, in hopes of increasing understanding of the potential benefits of psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics for mental health, personal and spiritual growth, as well as honoring the longstanding ancestral practices and relationships with these entheogens.

5. Is it officially allowed?

The University of Michigan has OKd the student organizing groups request to reserve the Diag off State Street for the event, though campus police, who enforce state and federal laws, are expected to be on hand to ensure public safety.

Organizers are asking attendees to use the event as an opportunity to celebrate and learn about the sacred medicines and decriminalization efforts and not as a space for consumption of psychedelic plants and fungi.

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