Dance Culture Vibe

Episode 3 - Mitchell Gomez

Episode Summary

Mitchell Gomez is the Executive Director of Dancesafe, a harm reduction organization promoting health and safety within the electronic music community. Dancesafe provide onsite pill testing at events, publicly accessible laboratory drugs analysis, provide unbiased drug education literature, and advise legislators of drug policy issues.

Episode Notes

Mitchell is a leading voice on drug policy and trends, and his work with Dancesafe has been covered in Rolling Stone, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times, amongst many other publications.

This episode is a mind-bending brain download in which we discuss:

• The underground breaks scene in 1990’s Florida
• How the entire world’s supply of MDMA precursor was destroyed in 2008, leading to a multiyear drought
• The mysterious new MDMA recipe published online that changed the world
• How agile drug markets reroute around “damage to the network”
• The influence of drug cartel money on national policy
• The DIY yeast and bacteria that can produce cocaine in your fridge
• MAPS and the success of MDMA’s phase III clinical trials
• The truly customizable drugs of the near future
• And much, much more.
   

Find Mitchell online and on Facebook.

Learn more about Dancesafe and becoming a volunteer!

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