McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy

McKenna Academy of Natural Philosophy is an active nonprofit educational and research organization founded by ethnopharmacologist Dennis McKenna. The organization focuses on ethnobotany, ethnopharmacology, indigenous knowledge, conservation, and public education related to plant medicines, psychedelics, and consciousness studies. Its activities include online courses, workshops, documentary and podcast media, and live symposia such as the Ethnopharmacologic Search for Psychoactive Drugs (ESPD) events. Although it operates in areas adjacent to healthcare and life sciences, it is not a drug-development biotech or pharmaceutical company and does not appear to maintain a clinical therapeutic pipeline. Its role is better characterized as educational, cultural, and research-oriented within ethnopharmacology and plant medicine.