Supporter Spotlight: Sunrise Transparence

DanceSafe’s incredible supporters hail from many geographic locations, personal backgrounds, and general walks of life. On this Supporter Spotlight, we meet Anj, who performs as the meditation and soundbath artist Sunrise Transparence. The Who: Anj (Sunrise Transparence) is a musician and teacher in Los Angeles, CA whose work centers around the ... Read more

Meditation in Place: Sunrise Transparence

At 6pm PST on July 8th, DanceSafe’s Party in Place program will be hosting a soundbath and meditation session in partnership with Sunrise Transparence! Anj (performing as Sunrise Transparence) is a Los Angeles-based teacher, facilitator, and music creator. Anj’s experience includes designing and teaching classes, workshops, and intensive ... Read more

#TestIt Alert: Bag of grey/off-white powder sold in Chicago, IL as dope (heroin) but actually contains heroin, 6-monoacetylmorphine, etizolam, 6-acetylcodeine, noscapine, quinine, fentanyl, niacinamide, and xylazine

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Contractor A bag of grey/off-white powder was sold in Chicago, IL as heroin but actually contains heroin, 6-monoacetylmorphine, etizolam, 6-acetylcodeine, noscapine, quinine, fentanyl, niacinamide, and xylazine. The sample was submitted from Chicago, IL. The sample turned purple in the presence of the Marquis reagent, ... Read more

#TestIt Alert: Capsule of white powder sold as Alprazolam (Xanax) in North Carolina found to contain exclusively Flualprazolam

By: Rachel Clark, DanceSafe Intern A rectangular green pressed bar was sold as Alprazolam (Xanax) in North Carolina, but tested as Flualprazolam. The sample was sourced from online (Florida) and submitted from North Carolina. The sample is in the form of a green, rectangular “bar”-shaped pill with two score lines and “S | 90” on the score side (no ... Read more

DanceSafe Endorses Denver Decriminalization for Psilocybin Mushrooms

On May 7th of this year the City of Denver will be voting to decriminalize personal use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms. As a harm reduction non-profit, DanceSafe fully supports any and all efforts to reduce or remove the criminal penalties associated with substance use. Read more

#TestIt Alert: White powder sourced as MDMA tests as Ketamine

A white, crystalline powder in a Eppendorf vial was sold as Molly/MDMA, but tested as Ketamine. Sender notes state that the “seller was only 90% sure it was molly.” The sample was sourced and submitted to EcstasyData.org from New York, NY. Read more

2018 Marks the Inauguration of The Prometheus Award for Harm Reduction Activism

By: Mitchell Gomez, Executive Director, DanceSafe 2018 Marks the Inauguration of The Prometheus Award for Harm Reduction Activism. Sponsored by DanceSafe, Erowid, The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, The Psychedelic Education and Continuing Care Program, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, and The Zendo Project, this award is given to ... Read more

Get Your Limited Edition Hempy Pins Before They’re Gone!

SOLD OUT Thank you everyone for your support! We are limiting these to three per household. There were three variants made of this (full color, Glitter-Ink and Glitter-White), and these have been blind bagged. In a blind-bag sale, you order a certain design of a pin, but no one knows which variant is packed in which bag, making opening it a super fun ... Read more

DanceSafe Presents ‘After EDC’ Documentary

DanceSafe is proud to be working with filmmaker and former San Francisco DanceSafe director Le Liu on “After EDC,” a feature film project on the massive music festival known as Electric Daisy Carnival. In the summer of 2010, a firestorm of negative media coverage and political outrage erupted as a result of the ecstasy-related death of a ... Read more