Post-Election Roundtable; Oregon's Changing Legal Landscape for Psychedelics

The legal landscape for psychedelics may be radically changing soon. What does the future look like and how might the recent election impact psychedelics in our state and beyond?

Could Oregon join Colorado in fully decriminalizing psilocybin? Will private health data be protected under M109? How could entheogenic communities be created in our city?

This is an opportunity to hear from prominent lawyers in this space and ask questions about what is on the horizon. (E.g. Federal rules, FDA, M110 possible repeal, M109 implementation, etc.)

Please come with questions!

Panelists:

Mason Marks
Dr. Mason Marks is the Florida Bar Health Law Section Professor at Florida State University College of Law. He is the senior fellow and project lead of the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School and an affiliated fellow at the Information Society Project at Yale Law School. Marks was previously a resident fellow at the Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, a research scholar at the Information Law Institute at NYU Law School, and a visiting fellow at Yale Law School.

Marks's academic research focuses on health technology, FDA regulation, and constitutional law. He is particularly interested in state and federal controlled substance regulation, health privacy, and the application of artificial intelligence to medical decision making.

Jon Dennis
Jon Dennis is a lawyer, activist, and entrepreneur in the psychedelics ecosystem. He is the executive director of Vital Oregon, a psilocybin facilitator training program by Psychedelics Today, and the co-host of the “Eyes on Oregon” podcast from Psychedelics Today. Jon is a member of the Chacruna Institute’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants. He is a member of the Psychedelics Bar Association and
sits on its Religious Use Committee. Jon serves on the Executive Committee of the Oregon State Bar Practice Section on Cannabis and Psychedelics and is a co-chair of its Psychedelics Subcommittee. He is a founding member of the Entheogenic Practitioners Council of Oregon.

Victoria Litman
Victoria Litman is a Rhode Island based cannabis and psychedelic tax lawyer and expert at the intersections of religion, drugs, and law. Victoria is passionate about the future of socially conscious businesses and tax-exempt organizations, especially religious communities, in the cannabis and psychedelic ecosystems. As a Graduate Tax Scholar at Georgetown Law, Victoria began cutting edge research about tax laws impacting religious communities that utilize psychedelics which she is continuing to build on through her practice and writing. Victoria holds a BA in Religion from the University of Southern California, a Master of Divinity concentrating in Religion and Law from Union Theological Seminary, a JD from New York Law School, and an LLM. in Tax Law from Georgetown University Law Center.

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