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A top official says that the lessons learned from Colorado’s legal cannabis roll out will guide regulators in developing the state’s new psychedelics program.
In a new podcast interview, Colorado’s top cannabis regulator looks back on the history of the state’s first-in-the-nation adult-use marijuana market, noting that she expects the lessons learned over the years will inform how her office approaches setting up Colorado’s new legal psychedelics program.
The comments come as the state readies new rules for its natural medicine program. A final hearing on draft rules was held in late July, and officials finalized an initial round of rules on August 9.
As with cannabis, psychedelics regulation is “going to be an iterative process,” said Dominique Mendiola, who holds split roles as the senior director of both Colorado’s Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED) and the state’s Natural Medicine Division. Both are under the Colorado Department of Revenue.
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Lessons From Legal Weed Will Shape Colorado’s New Psychedelics Law