The church is a nondenominational, interfaith religious organization, supporting use and safe access to all entheogenic plants - with a focus on cannabis and magic mushrooms.Pastor Dave Hodges said in a statement that he expects thousands of people to be there Saturday.'This is like a pilgrimage to Mecca,' Hodges said. 'We see this as a religious event. Anybody who is going out to Hippie Hill on 420 to smoke a joint, they're doing that religiously, whether or not they realize it.
The medical team will have Narcan available for any opioid overdoses. The nonprofit Micah's Hugs will provide Narcan and the group DanceSafe will have test strips. The church will host a booth to dispense thousands of bottles of water and Bay Area Psychedelic Network will help the church distribute water. Any donations received for water will go to the network.