This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.
Overview
Welcome to the forefront of legal innovation! Join us for a captivating seminar as we delve into the intriguing realm of “Psychedelic Drugs: The Next Legal Frontier.” This groundbreaking CLE promises to be an enlightening journey into the evolving legal landscape surrounding psychedelics.
This CLE covers:
The emerging and astonishing area of law dealing with psilocybin- mushrooms. Despite researchers finding substantial medical benefits in this psychedelic it is still illegal under U.S. Law. However, much like cannabis, states are taking their own paths to the legalization of psilocybin. Both Oregon and Colorado have passed legislation legalizing the supervised use and research into mushrooms. With states starting to legalize this Schedule I drug, we look at the prospects of legalization in Pennsylvania. Will mushrooms follow the path of cannabis?
Ketamine- a Schedule III controlled substance used to treat severe major depressive disorder and treatment-resistant depression is available in a number of clinics throughout the Commonwealth, administered by ketamine infusions (IV) or nasal spray. This cutting edge therapy has helped patients manage anxiety, chronic pain, and addiction. Hear how clinics in Pennsylvania are administering Ketamine to address mental health conditions, pain management, and substance use disorders.
This CLE will explore the basics of psychedelics and legalization efforts that have started across the country and in Pennsylvania.
Faculty
Judith D. Cassel, Esq.
Judith D. Cassel of Cannabis Law Solutions provides legal guidance to growers, processors, dispensaries, laboratories, physicians, certified medical education providers, state cannabis organizations, ancillary businesses, attorney bar associations, and state agencies navigating the regulatory landscape of medical marijuana and hemp. Ms. Cassel assists clients in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Illinois, Utah, and Oklahoma. Ms. Cassel has given presentations on medical marijuana and hemp in states across the Northeast including the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the Delaware Widener School of Law. She has been a panelist on medical marijuana issues for WITF’s SmartTalk Radio, the Opioid Epidemic: Law and Policy Program, Mother and Baby War on Opioids, All Matters FDA, and the Pennsylvania Bar Institute where she focused on how medical marijuana may alleviate the opioid crisis. Ms. Cassel has authored numerous articles on medical marijuana, including most recently in The Pennsylvania Lawyer and Marijuana Ventures, and has been quoted in publications such as the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Philadelphia Inquirer and MJ Biz Daily. Ms. Cassel is an adjunct professor at the Widener School of Law teaching Medical Marijuana Law. Ms. Cassel utilizes her law degree in conjunction with her MBA and years of corporate experience to assist medical marijuana clients with a myriad of issues including: entity formation, financing, contract negotiations, agency investigation responses, regulatory drafting, sales and leasing transactions, and litigation. In her regulatory practice, Ms. Cassel has represented clients in applications, investigations, financing, and litigation before state courts and administrative agencies. Ms. Cassel has most recently taken on pro bono clients in the area of Section 8 Housing. Ms. Cassel believes that residents of Section 8 Housing should not have to choose between their medical marijuana and the roof over their heads.
Micah R. Bucy, Esq.
Mr. Bucy is an attorney at Cannabis Law Solutions in Harrisburg, PA. He has represented growers, processors, dispensaries, doctors, laboratories, among others in the burgeoning cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics industries. Mr. Bucy has assisted numerous cannabis and hemp clients in all aspects of operations including entity formation, application drafting and assistance, land use and zoning, commercial and administrative litigation and appeals, and regulatory compliance matters. He is up to speed on the legal landscape of psychedelics across the country, has assisted clients navigate laws pertaining to psychedelics in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and has written and presented on these topics. Mr. Bucy has assisted clients in cannabis and psychedelic matters across the country. Mr. Bucy received his B.A. from Coastal Carolina University and his J.D. from the University of Maryland School of Law.
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