Daniel McQueen, MA, is a professional psychedelic therapist and executive director of the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness, a psychedelic harm-reduction program and international psychedelic therapy training program focusing on Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy and Cannabis-Assisted Psychotherapy. He holds a master’s in transpersonal counseling psychology and lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Foreword by Stephen Gray A Responsibility and Acknowledgment INTRODUCTION The Healing Gift of Cannabis PART ONE PATH OF GENTLE POWER 1 Characteristics of Psychedelic Cannabis 2 The Primary Differences between Cannabis and Other Psychedelics 3 Cannabis and the Law 4 The Perspective of Medicinal Mindfulness 5 The Emergence of Cannabis-Assisted Psychedelic Therapy 6 Cannabis as a Plant Spirit Ally PART TWO PSYCHEDELIC CANNABIS BLENDS Making Many Spirits One 7 Cannabis Strains 8 Going to the Dispensary 9 Making a Psychedelic Cannabis Blend 10 The Alchemy Blend 11 Dosage 12 A Revolutionary Application for CBD PART THREE PREPARING FOR THE PSYCHEDELIC CANNABIS EXPERIENCE 13 Learning to Set Sail 14 Psychedelic Cannabis Safety Self-Assessment 15 Preparation and Integration 16 Psychedelic Cannabis Peer-Sitting 17 The Healing Space 18 Making Music Sets for Psychedelic Cannabis Experiences 19 Imbibing Cannabis with Intention PART FOUR THE CAPTAIN PROTOCOL A Family of Practices for Using Psychedelic Cannabis for Healing 20 Important Concepts 21 The Five Inner Capacities 22 Foundational Psychedelic Journeywork Practices 23 Psychedelic Cannabis and Breathwork Practices 24 Tracking and the Five Awareness Practice 25 Navigating Strange Terrains and Difficult Experiences PART FIVE BREAKING THE GATE 26 Stepping into the Healing Process 27 A Community Experiment in Healing 28 The Slower We Go, the Faster We Get There . . . and We’re Running Out of Time APPENDIX 1 Body Scan Record Sheet APPENDIX 2 Additional Resources Medicinal Mindfulness Courses and Events Additional Medicinal Mindfulness Online Resources The Medicinal Mindfulness Safe Community Policy Mental Health and Psychedelic Health Resources About Daniel McQueen and the Center for Medicinal Mindfulness Index

A step-by-step guide to using cannabis as a psychedelic therapy