May 23, 2025
Vicente LLP is proud to sponsor Psychedelic Science 2025, the world’s largest conference dedicated to psychedelics and natural medicine! Vicente attorneys Joshua Kappel, Barine Majewska and Jerrico Perez will be featured in multiple sessions on natural medicine law, policy and entrepreneurship. Stop by Booth #406 or find us in the Business & Practitioner Lounge to connect with our team. Reach out to schedule a meeting.
Mar 7, 2025
Vicente partner Joshua Kappel joined Healing Advocacy Fund and the National Psychedelics Association during the “Nuts & Bolts: Colorado Natural Medicine Business Webinar,” which provided insights for business license applicants navigating Colorado’s regulated natural medicine program, including regulatory requirements, business structuring, and legal considerations. Watch the replay!
By Juliana Todeschi, Joshua Kappel
Mar 4, 2025
Colorado’s Natural Medicine Division has finalized its Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements for Natural Medicine Business licensing. These guidelines help applicants create plans that promote sustainability, social impact, and ethical governance. Notably, the rules emphasize honoring Indigenous communities and ensuring transparency in business operations.
Feb 21, 2025
Vicente LLP is proud to announce that founding partner Joshua Kappel has been recognized as a 2025 Lawyer of the Year by Law Week Colorado. This honor highlights his outstanding leadership in cannabis and psychedelics law, where he has played a pivotal role in shaping policy such as Colorado’s Natural Medicine Health Act and Amendment 64, advocating for drug reform nationwide, and guiding businesses in these evolving sectors.
Feb 19, 2025
Watch this recorded session, where members of Vicente’s Psychedelics & Emerging Therapies team provide an overview of Colorado’s Natural Medicine program and answer attendee questions related to starting a natural medicine business, facilitator license requirements, manufacturing, healing centers, personal use provisions, property zoning, advertising restrictions and more.
By Vicente LLP, Psychedelic Alpha
Jan 8, 2025
Colorado's Natural Medicine Program has officially opened applications for facilitators and businesses. Prospective licensing applicants can access licensing guides and FAQs published by the Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), which include operational guidelines for businesses interested in the cultivation, manufacturing, and testing of natural medicine products and more. In this Bulletin, we examine the remaining open questions for the program, as well as several ongoing controversies, the most significant being the questions of at-home facilitation and microdosing.
Dec 18, 2024
Join Vicente LLP and Healing Advocacy Fund in a pre-recorded session for an opportunity to hear how Colorado’s Natural Medicine Program rules have come together. We will also discuss business structures and licensing, followed by a Q&A session with leading psychedelic policy experts.
Oct 30, 2024
Join Vicente founding partner Joshua Kappel on November 8 for the 2024 Colorado Psychological Association’s Fall Symposium on Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy. Joshua will discuss the process required to access psilocybin therapy in Colorado, the qualifications and training requirements to become a licensed facilitator, and more during his session. Register now!
By Vicente LLP, Psychedelic Alpha
Oct 24, 2024
Having completed the initial rulemaking push in July, Colorado regulators are putting the finishing touches on the state’s regulated Natural Medicine program by fine-tuning rules and setting fees. Since Bulletin 13, The Department of Revenue’s Natural Medicine Division released proposed fees for Natural Medicine Businesses. The Department of Regulatory Agencies’ Office of Natural Medicine Licensure recently published proposed revisions to rules related to facilitator licensing and training. Simultaneously, the Natural Medicine Advisory Board, its subcommittees, and the Federally Recognized American Tribes and Indigenous Community Working Group continue to grapple with remaining issues, old and new. In this Bulletin, we first look at big-picture questions such as fees and rule changes. Then, we’ll look at what each group has been working on since the last update.