Media + Resources
Author, ”Sacred Plant Alliance to Sue DEA Over Religious Exemption Process.” Chacruna Institute. June 2025.
Panelist, Chacruna Institute Community Forum: “When the Feds Come A-Knocking: Psychedelic Churches and the Law.” April 2025.
Interview, Tricycle Day’s Psychonaut POV: Allison Hoots. April 2025.
Panelist, Chacruna Institute’s “Psychedelic Culture” Conference. Psychedelic Churches Deep Dive: Frameworks & Safeguards. March 2025.
Invited Attendee, Psychedelic Safety Institute’s “The Psychedelic Safety Summit.” March 2025.
Panelist, Harvard Law School: "Psychedelics in Monotheistic Traditions: Sacramental Practice and Legal Recognition.” March 2025.
Panelist, Psychedelics Iceland: “Psychedelics as Medicine” Conference. February 2025.
Hoots, Allison. “The Legal Definition of Religion in the Context of Modern Religious Exercise with Psychedelics: Protection, Double Standards, and Potential Expansion under RFRA.” Psychedelic Intersections: 2024 Conference Anthology, edited by Jeffrey Breau and Paul Gillis-Smith. Center for the Study of World Religions, Harvard Divinity School, 2025.
Featured Expert, Psychedelics Today: “Psychedelics at Work Report - Mapping the Path of the Field.” November 2024.
Presenter, Brooklyn Psychedelic Society: “Psychedelic Unconferece - Light & Shadow.” October 2024.
Presenter, Penn Psychedelics Collaborative: “Philadelic” Conference. Enforceability and Ethical Issues of Exculpatory Agreements with Controlled Substances. October 2024.
Interview, Ecstatic Integration: “Is the Psychedelic Renaissance Over?” October 2024.
Panelist, REMAP Therapeutics and the Psychedelics & Pain Association: “Psychedelics & Pain Symposium.” Psychedelic Access and Policy. September 2024.
Presenter, Horizons – Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference NYC 2024: The Legalities of Religious Use of Psychedelics in the US. May 2024.
Interview, The Church of the Eagle and the Condor Settles with Federal Agencies, Can Continue Importing and Using Ayahuasca. Psychedelic Alpha. May 2024.
Panelist, Chacruna Community Forum: “Cultivating Change through Decolonial Dialogues.” Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines. April 2024.
Panelist, Psychedelic Intersections: Cross-cultural Manifestations of the Sacred Conference 2024: “Psychedelic Spirituality and the Underground.” Center for the Study of World Religions and the Harvard Psychedelics Project at Harvard Divinity School. February 2024.
Panelist, Psychedelic Safety Seminar 5: Allison Hoots and Brian Holoyda. Hosted by Jules Evans’ Ecstatic Integration. February 2024.
Interview, Praying to a HIGH-er power! By Miles Dilworth, DailyMail. January 2023.
Panelist, Psychedelic Churches and Taxes: Supporting Religious Rights with the DEA and IRS. Chacruna Institute. November 2023.
Interview, UC Berkeley’s The Microdose. Psychedelic churches and the law: 5 Questions for attorney Allison Hoots. November 2023.
Co-Author, Chacruna Institute Files Amicus Brief in Support of Sacramental Churches’ Rights under RFRA Appeal. Chacruna Institute. October 2023.
Attorney on Record, Representing Amici Curiae: Chacruna Institute and Sacred Plant Alliance. Amicus Brief in Appeal: Iowaska Church of Healing vs IRS and US. October 2023.
Presenter, PhilaDelic Conference on the Interdisciplinary Frontiers of Psychedelic Studies: Freedom of Religion and Psychedelics. Penn Psychedelic Collaborative, University of Pennsylvania. July 2023.
Cited for Quote, How to Defend the Religious Use of Psychedelics in Court. Law360. By Sam Reisman. June 2023.
Panelist, MAPS Psychedelic Science: Do's and Don'ts of Filing a RFRA Lawsuit - Religious Use Claims and Defenses. June 2023.
Panelist, MAPS Psychedelic Science: Sacred Plant Alliance: The Mission and Vision of a Self-Regulating Association of Psychedelic Churches. June 2023.
Workshop Presenter, MAPS Psychedelic Science 2023: “Best Practices for Legally Protecting Sincere Psychedelic Medicine Churches.” June 2023.
Podcast Guest, Psychedelics Today: Psychedelic Morning Show #2 with Joe Moore and Anne Philippi. June 2023.
Podcast Guest, The Mindfulness Experience: MAPS Psychedelic Science 2023 Partnership Episode - Laws & Sacramental Worship. Hosted by Keith Fiveson. May 2023.
Podcast Guest, The Psychedelic Entrepreneur Podcast: Psychedelics, the Law & the RFRA with Allison Hoots of the Sacred Plant Alliance. Hosted by Beth Weinstein. May 2023.
Podcast Guest, Psychedelica Lex: Allison Hoots, Esq. Talks Trip Sitting and Retreat Risks and Liabilities. Hosted by Gary Smith. May 2023.
Interview, Ecstatic Integration: Psychedelic religions: how big could they grow? By Jules Evans. April 2023.
Interview, Vice News Tonight: Ex-Mormons Are Running a Magic Mushroom Church. February 2023.
CLE Presenter, The Seminar Group: Legal and Regulatory Landscape of Psychedelics - Religious Use Issues. January 2023.
Panelist, Harvard Law School’s Project on Psychedelic Law and Regulation: Comparing Legal Approaches to Accessing Psychedelics. December 2022.
CLE Presenter, Psychedelic Bar Association: New Developments in Religious Use of Psychedelics. September 2022.
Interview, Churches are providing psychedelics to their followers. Is that legal? The Psychedelic Renaissance by Marc Gunther. October 2022.
Podcast Guest, Psychedelica Lex: “The New FREE Chacruna RFRA Guide with Allison Hoots and Sean McAllister.” Hosted by Gary Smith. February 2022.
Panelist, Protecting Sincere Psychedelic Churches: Chacruna’s Guide to the Law and Best Practices. December 2022.
Interview, “The Underground ‘Churches’ that claim Psychedelics are their Religion”, Mel Magazine. November 2021.
Lead Author, Chacruna’s Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches. Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines & Hoots, A. Published November 2021.
CLE Presenter, Protecting the Use of Psychedelic Sacraments under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. 2021.
Allison Hoots, Esq. speaks on a variety of issues pertaining to the law and controlled substances, such as for religious purposes, where use is supported by therapy or support services, and medical uses and research.