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The Elevated States Project

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Psychedelic science, lifted from hype to wonder.
1996
thirty years of states rising

We bring the science of psychedelics and the mind to the public through upscale live events, original content, and grounded education.

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Spreading idea spores, state to state.

What we stand for
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Science literacy

Turning curiosity into real understanding — through the most fascinating subject there is.

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Harm reduction / Experience optimization

Modeling an informed culture for adults.

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Honest advocacy

Holding the excitement and the evidence at once — no woo, no boosterism.

The Policy Atlas

Where the country actually stands.

An interactive map of psychedelic and cannabis policy, research, and harm reduction across all 50 states plus D.C. — five leaderboards, a directory of 460+ local organizations, and the small steps each state could take to rise.

Open the Atlas
The live events

A Tripping Ball.

An upscale night of comedy, science, dinner, live music, and a headline conversation — MC'd by comedian and science communicator Shane Mauss — and built to travel the country city to city.

Boca Raton, FL
Date TBA
South Florida's night.
Bloomington, IN
Date TBA
Coming to the Midwest.
The flywheel

Get the Ball to make the trip to you.

Each year, the states that climb the rankings the most earn A Tripping Ball. Move your state up — pass a reform, fund the research, expand harm reduction — and you don't just change the map, you win the night. The Atlas is the scoreboard; the Ball is the prize.

See the standings
Why now

The moment is here.

0 statesnow run a medical or adult-use cannabis program.
0 stateshost active psychedelic research programs.
0 stateshave legalized or decriminalized psilocybin.
Be part of it

Attend, sponsor, or support the launch.

Founding supporters get in at the ground floor of something built to grow. There's a place for you — as a guest, a sponsor, or a patron.

Get involved