The field of psychedelic medicine is both old and new. While the application of psychedelics in a therapeutic setting are still being studied, many plant-based medicines with psychedelic effects have long been used by indigenous groups around the world for important cultural practices.

As psychedelics begin to be decriminalized and studied, how can treatment and policy around psychedelics be done in a way that respects their cultural legacy, and protects patients from potentially harmful effects? Arctic Visions, a two-day conference in Anchorage, seeks to explore that, and many other questions around psychedelics. We talk with speakers for the upcoming conference on this Line One.