WAVELENGTH San Diego Psychedelic Policy and Practice Collaborative

Medicine · Spirituality · Law

Where San Diego’s
psychedelic field
comes together.

A working community, not a mailing list.

Therapists, attorneys, clinicians, researchers, harm-reduction advocates, and allied practitioners — meeting monthly to map the law as it actually stands and to build the standards San Diego does not yet have.

Monthly convenings 7 working groups San Diego, California
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Where the law stands

Most psychedelics remain Schedule I under the federal Controlled Substances Act. Wavelength does not facilitate or encourage illegal activity. We do not provide, supply, administer, or arrange access to any controlled substance, and nothing on this site or at our convenings is an offer, invitation, or encouragement to obtain, use, or distribute one.

Wavelength is an educational organization. What happens here is analysis of the law as it actually is — not advice, and not a route around it.

About Us

A Standing Group For A Field That Keeps Moving

Wavelength was founded in 2026 to give the region’s psychedelic community something it had never had: a room they could all be in at once.

San Diego County sits at an unusual intersection. It is home to roughly 109,000 active-duty service members — more than any other county in the nation — and to more than 180,000 veterans, the population driving federal psychedelic policy. Tijuana’s ibogaine and plant-medicine clinics are minutes from the border. The Center for Psychedelic Research at University of California San Diego anchors a serious research ecosystem. And the County has a deep bench of therapists, physicians, and somatic practitioners already working in and around this medicine.

Every one of those assets is also a fault line. What was missing was coordination: shared standards, a vetted referral path, a clear read on what the law actually permits, and a single voice when policy is written. That is what Wavelength is building.

1

Accurate before persuasive

We map the law as it is — federal, state, and local — before anyone argues about what it should be.

2

Cross-disciplinary by design

Clinicians, lawyers, researchers, and practitioners in the same room. Most harm in this field happens in the gaps between them.

3

Candor, protected

Convenings run on the Chatham House rule. Share what you learn; leave who said it in the room.

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Work, not talk

Every convening feeds a working group with a named lead and a ninety-day goal.

Who Convenes It

The People In Front Of The Room

DC
Founder

Deja Correia, Esq.

Attorney · Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies and Research, CIIS

A California attorney whose practice focuses on psychedelic law, organization formation and governance, and religious-use organizations. She counsels facilitators, clinic founders, and practitioners, and is a member of the Psychedelic Bar Association.

NK
Founding Member

Natalie Koski-Karell, Esq.

Attorney · Former policy apprentice, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies

An attorney focused on psychedelic policy and reform. A founding member of Wavelength who co-facilitates its convenings.

Meetings & Events

What’s Next

Wavelength convenes monthly. Sessions pair a substantive briefing with working-group time. Members are notified first; remaining seats open to the wider list.

Jun
24
2026

Inaugural Convening — The Current Landscape: Psychedelic Climate in 2026

California Wild Ales, 3826 Sherman Street, San Diego · 5:30–9:00 PM

A ninety-minute working session mapping three access pathways — medical, religious, and decriminalization — across federal, California, and San Diego law, with spotlights on ketamine and the cross-border ibogaine interface. Followed by the formation of seven working groups.

Completed

Convenings are 18+ and run on the Chatham House rule. Attendance is by RSVP; seating is limited.

Working Groups

Where The Work Actually Happens

Seven groups came out of the inaugural convening. Each has a lead, a ninety-day goal, and its own meeting rhythm. Members may join one or more.

Legislative & Policy LiaisonTrack state and local bills; brief San Diego officials.
Harm Reduction & Adverse-Event ResponseScreening referrals, adverse-event response, learning from incidents.
Ethics & StandardsShared referral and screening standards, starting with ketamine.
Referral NetworkA vetted, cross-disciplinary referral network across the pathways.
UCSD Research PartnershipConnect with the Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative; trials.
Cross-Border Ibogaine & AyahuascaPreparation, integration, and referral standards for cross-border care.
Public EducationTalks, explainers, and the public-opinion lever.

Partners & Sponsors

The Business Side Of The Collaborative

A serious psychedelic field needs the businesses in it to be in the room with the clinicians, lawyers, and researchers — not talking past them. Wavelength partners with organizations that want to reach San Diego’s psychedelic professionals honestly, and that are willing to be held to the same standards as everyone else here.

Founding Partner
For organizations underwriting the collaborative’s first year
  • Recognition as a Founding Partner on the site, at every convening, and in the annual report
  • Logo and organization name in event materials
  • A table at each convening
  • Six member seats
  • Named support of the access fund
Limited number. Annual.
Partner
For organizations supporting the year’s programming
  • Recognition on the site and at convenings
  • Logo in event materials
  • A table at two convenings
  • Three member seats
Annual.
Supporter
For organizations supporting a single convening
  • Recognition at the convening and on the site
  • Name in event materials
  • Two member seats
Per event.
Community Ally
For mission-aligned organizations who bring their audience, not a check
  • Recognition as a Community Ally
  • Promotion of Wavelength to your community
  • Ability to host your own event during a Wavelength week
  • No fee
Nonprofits, advocacy groups, peer-support communities, and professional associations.

Who Belongs Here

The Organizations This Field Is Made Of

If your work touches this field from the business side, there is a seat for you.

Clinics & treatment providersKetamine and KAP practices, integration services, group practices
Training & certification programsPractitioner training, continuing education, supervision
Research & drug developmentSponsors, CROs, academic research programs
Clinician-facing technologyEHR, telehealth, screening, practice infrastructure
Professional servicesLaw, accounting, compliance, insurance, HR
Funders & philanthropyFoundations, investors, donor-advised funds
Retreat & cross-border operatorsPrograms serving San Diego clients abroad
Media & publishingOutlets covering the field seriously
Consumer & wellness brandsMission-aligned companies in adjacent categories

What sponsorship does not buy

This part matters more than the tiers. A collaborative that sells its program to its funders is worth nothing to the people who come to it. So the limits are published here, next to the recognition, rather than buried somewhere.

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Not stage timeProgram content and speakers are editorial and by invitation. Speaking slots are never a sponsor benefit.
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Not our audience’s dataWe do not sell, rent, or lease the attendee, member, or mailing list, and sponsors never receive attendee contact information.
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Not an endorsementRecognition acknowledges support. It is not an endorsement of any organization, product, or service by Wavelength or any presenter.
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Not a referral pipelineNo sponsor, partner, or member is promised referrals, introductions, or business from anyone at Wavelength.

Sponsors support, but do not direct, our program. Partners are asked to disclose relevant financial interests when they take part in programming, and to abide by the Code of Conduct like everyone else.

Talk to us about partnering

Member Area

Sign In To The Collaborative

Membership is free and by application. Members get the meeting archive, working-group materials, the referral directory, and first notice of every convening.

Meeting archiveSlides, reference guides, and briefing materials from every convening.
Working-group workspaceJoin a group, see its ninety-day goal, and reach its lead directly.
Referral directoryA vetted, opt-in directory of members by discipline and pathway.
Early registrationMembers are notified before seats open to the general list.

Membership is a professional affiliation only. It is not a credential, not an endorsement of any member’s practice, and does not create an attorney–client relationship with Wavelength or its founder.

Member Access

How it works, in three steps.

  1. Send us your name, profession, and organization using the button below.
  2. We review it and add you to the roster.
  3. You get an email with the current access code for the member area.
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Membership is free. The member area uses a shared access code that is rotated periodically — please don’t forward it.

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