Ann Shulgin is a researcher and writer who, for three years, worked with psychedelics such as MDMA and 2C-B as a lay-therapist while they were still legal. She has unique and valuable insights into the beneficial effects that psychedelics can have in therapeutic contexts and has made herself a spokesperson for those therapists continuing with such work.

With her husband Sasha, she has co-authored the books PiHKAL and TiHKAL, and is currently working on a forthcoming book that dabbles in cactus quinoline alkaloids. Ann continues to speak at conferences, particularly about the therapeutic and healing potential of MDMA and psychedelics, and is a respected elder in the psychedelic community.

A documentary film about Ann and Alexander Shulgin is being made by Canadian filmmaker Connie Littlefield. Additional funding is sought to enable her to complete the project. For more info, see conceptafilm.com.