About

The Illinois Psychedelic Society was founded in 2020 with the mission to promote the safe and informed use of psychedelics for mental health and personal growth. IPS is dedicated to advocating for research, education, and policy reform to support the therapeutic potential of psychedelics. We offer a variety of programs including educational workshops, advocacy events, and support groups.

We are a community of individuals and organizations passionate about the safe and ethical consumption of psychedelic substances. We understand that people use these compounds in a variety of contexts regardless of their legal status and believe they deserve informed consent and adequate support when engaging.

We seek to provide community as a resource to promote psychedelic literacy and advocate for equitable access to psychedelics.

The Illinois Psychedelic Society is a federally recognized 501c3 non-profit organization.

DISCLAIMER: The information on this site is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. All content, including text, graphics, images and information, contained on or available through this website is for general information purposes only. We do not in any way encourage or condone the use, purchase, sale or transfer of any illegal substances. Our goal is to support a harm reduction approach for the purpose of education and promotion of individual and public safety. During our events, we require that individuals do not share illegal drug dealers, illegal gatherings, or underground therapies.

“If we recognize the power of entheogenic substances to open us to the universal truth and full dimension of human experience, and if we accept the role of the shaman as hierophant and psychopomp into this realm, as enacted for example by the Huichol mara’akame, we have to conclude that today in Western society we are deprived of two key resources for complete human growth. Young people, in their hunger for meaning, will still gravitate toward entheogens. The more experienced among us may try to ease their journey, but in the absence of qualified guides not all will benefit from their experience.”

-Rick Doblin, Illinoisan, Founder of MAPS

Our Mission

Our mission is to advance the understanding and safe use of psychedelics through education, advocacy, and community engagement.

A group of psychedelic advocates attending the Illinois Psychedelic Symposium in 2023.

A photo of a pile of campaign buttons that read "Psilocybin Saves Lives"

Our Vision

We envision a world where the use of psychedelics is safe, equitable, and available with total informed consent and appropriate support to all who seek it.