Mary Carreón is the Senior Editor at DoubleBlind, co-founder of the Hyphae Leaks podcast, and an award-winning journalist from Southern California. Her work has appeared in Billboard, KCRW/NPR, Insider, DoubleBlind Magazine, The LAnd Magazine, High Times Magazine, OC Weekly, LA Weekly, and other publications.
She's written stories on pesticides; nuclear waste; local water politics; cannabis and psychedelics drug policy; the sustainability of cannabis cultivation; hemp "meat" and other alternative meats; the sustainability and conservation of Palo Santo; labor issues in the crystal trade; the collapse of California's cannabis industry; buying drugs on the internet; the emergence of new music genres for psychedelic therapy; the mad honey trade; how the DEA believes it has the power to determine the legitimacy and sincerity of entheogenic religions; and much more.
Mary's work aims to humanize drug culture and track the real-world effects of policies and trends affecting accessibility and the environment. As a third-generation Mexican and Guatemalan, she's also dedicated to amplifying Latine and BIPOC voices, issues, and perspectives.
She has also moderated and been an expert on panels about psychedelics at numerous conferences, including Wonderland Miami, SXSW, MAPS's Psychedelic Science Conference, the Oakland Psychedelic Conference, California Psychedelic Conference, and others.
Mary's currently a student at UCLA and earning a certificate in paralegal studies to bolster her portfolio in law.
You can find her on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.