with Hadas Alterman, JD, Karina A. Bashir, Esq., Matthew Brockmeier, Allison Hoots, Adriana Kertzer, JD,  Victoria Litman, MDiv, JD, LLM, Graham Pechenik, JD, and Perry N. Salzhauer, JD

Part of the 16th annual Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics conference in New York City.

Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 8am-6pm
at the New York Academy of Medicine

The Instructors

Hadas Alterman, JD, is the Director of Government Affairs and a Board Member of the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA). Hadas is responsible for APPA’s policy development and leading high-level discussions with stakeholders in the government, healthcare, legal and psychedelic industries on how to safely integrate psychedelics into the US healthcare system.

Karina Bashir is an attorney and Incoming Research Scholar at UC Berkeley School of Law and the Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics. Karina's work will play a critical role in advancing industry growth and safe and equitable access to psychedelic medicine. She is leading a regulatory initiative focused on developing an industry-led voluntary disclosure tool to build public trust and enhance industry accountability and transparency.

Matt’s practice involves the law, business, policy, and politics of drugs. Specifically, he focuses on psychedelics, cannabis, and other controlled substances, both in the context of healthcare/wellness as well as drug policy reform.

Allison is the principal attorney at Hoots Law Practice PLLC, where she provides legal advice in corporate, employment, intellectual property law. She has unique experience advising churches on incorporation, operation, and legal compliance in the ceremonial use of psychedelic sacraments and pursuant to the right to religious exercise, such as consistent with the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Allison is also President & on the Board of Directors of Sacred Plant Alliance.

Adriana Kertzer is the founder and principal at Plant Medicine Law Group, a psychedelics and cannabis law firm. Our mission is to expand equitable access to psychedelics and cannabis plant medicine by helping companies and clinicians succeed in a complex, emerging market.She is on the board of Doctors for Drug Policy Reform and a member of the Psychedelic Bar Association and New York City Bar Association's Committee on Drugs and the Law.

Victoria Litman is a nonprofit tax lawyer focusing on the emerging cannabis and psychedelic tax-exempt sectors. Professor Litman focuses her scholarship on the intersections of constitutional law, tax law, and drug law with a focus on issues of religious freedom. She is affiliated with the International Cannabis Bar Association and the Psychedelic Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New York, and California.

Graham Pechenik is a registered patent attorney and the founder of Calyx Law, a boutique firm specializing in cannabis and psychedelics related intellectual property. Graham is also editor-at-large of Psychedelic Alpha, a board member of the Psychedelic Bar Association, and a member of Chacruna’s Council for the Protection of Sacred Plants.

Perry N. Salzhauer is a transactional corporate and environmental attorney who advises clients in emerging markets, focused for the last ten years in the cannabis and psilocybin industry. As Co-Chair of the national cannabis practice at McGlinchey Stafford PLLC, Perry’s represents business owners and operators, investors, banks and financial institutions.

This workshop will provide the fundamentals for attorneys who are seeking to support clients and policy initiatives relevant to the responsible use of psychedelics.

The workshop will cover the primary present and likely federal pathways to legal access to psychedelics, including scientific, medical, religious uses, as well as unique statewide systems, and the practical implications of local decriminalization measures.

The Psychedelic Bar Association is an association of accomplished attorneys from all practice areas and perspectives dedicated to solving the novel legal and policy issues impacting the emerging psychedelics sector.

We envision a world where psychedelic organizations, businesses, healers, and leaders have access to a network of lawyers operating from the highest standards of excellence and ethical considerations.

We see the Psychedelic Bar Association contributing to the creation of a world where safe, legal access to psychedelics brings healing, equity and justice for all.

The Instructor

Manish Agrawal, M.D., has extensive background and experience that span Medicine, Engineering, Philosophy, Ethics, and research. He currently serves as Co-Founder and CEO for Sunstone Therapies, a company committed to accelerating and scaling the gold standard of psychedelic therapy in the medical setting by conducting clinical trials, providing training for therapists in the field, and developing centers of excellence.

Previously, he was the Co-Director of Clinical Research at Maryland Oncology Hematology, where he cared for cancer patients for 15 years. Agrawal also completed a fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, and his residency at Georgetown University Medical Center.

8:00am | Doors open
9:00am | Convene
9:30am | Morning session
1:00pm | Lunch
2:00pm | Reconvene
2:15pm | Afternoon session
5:15pm | Session concludes
6:00pm | Adjourn

Registering for catered lunch on-site is strongly recommended, as neighborhood lunch options are limited.

Horizons offers all-day introductions to psychedelic-assisted therapy led by leading researchers and experienced practitioners. These classes are designed with medical and mental health professionals and students in mind, but may also be attended by others. These classes are limited in size, not recorded or broadcast, and are intended to foster interaction between the students and instructors. The class is one full day of instruction with breaks in mid-morning, midday, and late afternoon.

Lunch is available at The New York Academy of Medicine for an additional fee, available through registration.

The New York Academy of Medicine

1216 5th Ave, New York, NY 10029

Since its founding in 1847, the Academy has been a vital source for thought and action regarding healthcare and public health in New York City and beyond. 



Its landmarked building on Fifth Avenue facing Central Park was completed in 1927 and houses one of the most comprehensive and historic medical libraries in the country.

Due to changes in CE / CME requirements and providers, Horizons will not be offering CE / CME credits for any workshops or presentations.

Scholarships

Our scholarship programs allows community members to attend who may not have the resources to support our standard rates.

The scholarship program is available to anyone, not just students and academic professionals.



Applications for this year's scholarships will be open shortly.

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This workshop will encompass:

1. Assess 3 primary therapeutic competencies for guiding psychedelic sessions and my proficiency with these competencies
2. Analyze 2 to 3 ways of establishing a safe set and setting in sessions focusing on safety and intentions
3. Describe 3 ways of being fully present and implementing a non-directive approach with clients
4. Assess at least 2 ways love, connection, authenticity, and play are important as therapeutic competencies in psychedelic sessions
5. Critique the processes of guided imagery in psychedelic-assisted therapy
6. Name 3 ways to incorporate guided imagery in a psychedelic sessions
7. Describe 2 to 3 aspects of my personal experience during the guided imagery exercises.