Welcome, Courtney Barnes from Barnes Caplan LLP to the podcast! Courtney is a passionate criminal justice and drug policy reform advocate. Courtney serves as State Policy Advisor for Decriminalize Nature, and has extensive experience drafting and helping to implement state and local policy change relating to the regulation of cannabis and the decriminalization of psychedelics. In this episode we talk about:Courtneys impressive accomplishments in the space of cannabis and psychedelic advocacyMistakes that happened with Cannabis and how cannabis is paving the way for psychedelicsThe primary issues that are most important for creating a future regulatory environment for psychedelicsEquitable access and equitable opportunityLegalization vs. DecriminalizationImportance of public knowledge and acceptance for the movement for psychedelicsWhy both the clinical therapeutic model and community access models will be beneficial upon legalizationHow Courtney got involved in decriminalizationDe-stigmatization around mental health with psychedelicsThe legality around microdosing and how to know if it’s legal in your countryLegal hurdles for psychedelicsWhy Courtney continues to fight for the legalization of psychedelicsHow you can get involved in policy reformMentioned in the episode:Barnes Caplan LLPMultidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)Decriminalize NatureOakland Community Healing InitiativeHeroic Hearts ProjectDonate to the podcast via PayPalHave you gained new insights and perspectives from us and our guests? Consider sending financial energy our way to help support to cost of creating this powerful content.If this episode sparked something within, please let us know and leave us a review!More Modern Psychedelics: Instagram | Facebook  | WebsiteMore Lana: Instagram | YouTubeMore Zoey:Instagram | YouTube