Author

Dustin Marlan

Dustin Marlan is Assistant Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina School of Law. He is also a Project Affiliated Researcher for the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR) at the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School.
  • Behavioral Economics

    Branding Dreams

    Advertisers are trying to market to us while we dream — a troubling and potentially illegal new reality.

    Branding Dreams

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  • Health Law Policy

    What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing

    While standard doses of psychedelics will ostensibly be higher than a microdose, the question of just how much higher should be the topic of debate.

    What Macrodosing Can Learn from Microdosing

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  • Behavioral Health

    A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform

    Instead of fueling the long-failed War on Drugs by repressing kratom, the FDA should strengthen consumer confidence by creating uniform regulations.

    A Sensible, Evidence-Based Proposal for Kratom Reform

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  • Behavioral Health

    The Myth of Psychedelic Exceptionalism

    Psychedelic drug reform is not occurring at the expense of other drug reforms. Instead, it paves the way for larger reforms.

    The Myth of Psychedelic Exceptionalism

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  • Disability

    Neurodiversity and Psychedelics Decriminalization

    A focus on furthering neurodiversity could allow the psychedelics decriminalization movement to gain broader public support.

    Neurodiversity and Psychedelics Decriminalization

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