The Petrie-Flom Center hosted an intensive training on issues in psychedelics-related law, medicine, research, and policy on July 14-15, 2025. With nine sessions, 25 instructors, and 60 participants, the conference emphasized lateral learning, in-depth conversation, and a complex picture of the psychedelic landscape today.

Made possible by a generous gift from the Gracias Family Foundation, Psychedelics Bootcamp 2025 was part of Petrie-Flom’s Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR).

Topics covered:

• Federal Law: FDA, DEA
• State and Local Experimentation and Regulation
• Religious and Spiritual Use and Rights
• Clinical Uses and Ethical Challenges
• Indigenous Use and Traditions
• Scientific and Medical Frameworks
• Leadership: Applying Adaptive Leadership Principles to Drive Change
• Supreme Court and Religious Freedom
• Drug Development, Commercialization, and the Business of Legalized Psychedelics

Attendees were selected with a range of perspectives and backgrounds, gathering in-person on the Harvard Law School campus. Participants learned the information and skills necessary to become thought leaders in the field of psychedelics, including a nuanced understanding of relevant legal, ethical, and policy issues. Attendees included attorneys, clinicians, scientists, scholars, journalists, government employees, advocates, and graduate students.