What happens when a classroom teacher becomes one of the most influential voices in psychedelic entrepreneurship?
In this episode of Medicine With The Medals, we sit down with Luna Stower, educator, legacy operator, and cannabis industry leader, for an unfiltered conversation on safe access, policy advocacy, and why real healing starts with real sovereignty.
Luna shares how her experience growing up in the Bay Area during the early days of cannabis activism shaped her lifelong mission to decriminalize and decentralize plant medicine, and how she’s translating those lessons from cannabis into the psychedelic movement today.
What You’ll Learn:
Why the “legalization” vs. “decriminalization” debate is more than semantics, and how policy language shapes lives
How Luna’s background in public education makes her a uniquely effective advocate in entheogenic medicine
The biggest commercial traps and ethical blind spots facing psychedelic startups today
Episode Highlights:
03:11 – Luna’s early roots in cannabis and Prop 215's lasting impact
07:39 – The hard-earned lessons from working with legacy brands
13:58 – What safe access actually means and why community comes first
20:25 – The difference between decriminalization and legalization, explained
27:44 – Transparency in testing: Luna unpacks a recent COA scandal
34:11 – Feminist leadership in the psychedelic space
41:06 – Luna’s call to action for the future of medicine
Meet the Guest:
Luna Stower is a Bay Area native, legacy operator, and award-winning educator who has helped build some of the most recognized cannabis and entheogen brands in the world, including Jetty Extracts, Ispire, and her own consultancy, Luna Stower Marketing.
A vocal advocate for safe access, decriminalization, and feminist leadership in plant medicine, Luna sits at the intersection of movement-building and business strategy, paving a path for ethical scale in psychedelic entrepreneurship.
Tools, Frameworks, or Strategies Mentioned:
Safe Access – Luna’s principle-driven approach to entheogenic medicine distribution
COA Verification – Certificate of Analysis integrity in mushrooms and cannabis
Legacy Operator Ethos – Cultural preservation through ethical entrepreneurship
Decriminalize vs. Legalize Framework – Language as legislation, impact as intent
Closing Insight:
“Safe access isn't just about lab results. It’s about trust. It’s about community. And it’s about sovereignty.” – Luna Stower
This episode is a wake-up call for entrepreneurs, educators, and activists: the plant medicine movement must root itself in integrity, not hype, to survive the pressures of commercialization.
For the best in microdosing products and education, visit http://mamadose.com
Connect with Luna:
Website: https://www.lunastower.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lunastower/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/luna_stowerX: https://x.com/lunastower
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVph0k0GQ79tkki0uI1bHAA
Connect with us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medicinewiththemedals
Connect with us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medicine_with_the_medals/
Connect with us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theplantmedicinepath/
