Hello BPS/Community is the Medicine members and subscribers!

I’m excited to share this recent conversation with Jason Wiener, a Colorado-based attorney and one of the foremost experts on cooperatives. Cooperatives—or co-ops for short—are democratically governed enterprises that put decision-making power in the hands of the stakeholders who run or benefit from them.

At BPS, psychedelic co-ops have always been part of our long-term vision for a community-owned psychedelic ecosystem. Our Trellis framework is designed to lay the groundwork for a future psychedelic co-op network—an ecosystem created by and for communities.

Jason and I first connected way back in 2022 (and in-person at Psychedelic Science 2023!), but we didn’t have the chance to do a deep-dive until right after Psychedelic Science 2025 where we spent a full day hiking and exploring these ideas together. This conversation is just the beginning, and I have no doubt we’ll be bringing him back on the podcast again.

Enjoy!

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