Madison Margolin

Madison Margolin is an author, journalist, and educator focused on covering the intersection of psychedelics and Judaism. She is the co-founder of psychedelic media startup and magazine DoubleBlind, and of the Jewish Psychedelic Summit. She is currently a contributing editor to Ayin Press, as well as the host of the Set & Setting podcast on the Be Here Now Network. Follow her on Instagram @madisonmargolin.

The Worst Trip Ever
Nova Festival attendees were subjected to horrific mass violence while under the influence of mind-altering substances that distorted their perceptions and delayed their responses. Here’s how the psychedelic community has coped with an unprecedented mass trauma.
byAdriana Kertzer,Pinchas ‘Pinni’ Baumol,Hadas Alterman,andMadison Margolin
The Magic Jews
On finding a spiritual community that is higher than high
byMadison Margolin
The American Moshav Movement
A guide to the earth-based, shtetl-positive Jewish communities spanning North America
byMadison Margolin
Mahatma Bruce
My dad’s 50-year odyssey of defending criminals, fighting the war on drugs, getting high, legalizing weed, breaking the bounds of perception, and serving G-d
byMadison Margolin
Judaism’s Psychedelic Renaissance
This summer’s Jewish Psychedelic Summit heralded the reintegration of acid, ecstasy, and other consciousness-altering drugs into Jewish spiritual life, a tradition as old as the tribe itself
byMadison Margolin
The Rainbow Connection
Finding Jewish family in a Wisconsin forest, at the annual Rainbow Gathering
byMadison Margolin
A Visit With Raphael Mechoulam, the Israeli Godfather of Cannabinoid Research
The 90-year-old scientist who first isolated THC is still addicted to research, studying the beneficial effects of cannabis on trauma, colitis, autism, and more
byMadison Margolin
A New Leaf
Whether they care about social justice or spirituality or health concerns, Jewish groups are getting involved with cannabis
byMadison Margolin
Rapper Kosha Dillz’s Judaism Remains an Inspiration on Third Album
The music video for the anti-BDS track ‘Dodging Bullets’ features Matisyahu
byMadison Margolin
Raphael Mechoulam, the Israeli Godfather of THC
The 85-year-old Israeli chemist was recently given a lifetime achievement award for his pioneering research in the field of cannabis
byMadison Margolin