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Media Appearances

The Hoban Minute Podcast

Adriana Kertzer was featured on The Hoban Minute podcast, sharing how PMLG serves clients in plant medicine industries on February 10, 2023.

Weedmaps

Adriana Kertzer was interviewed by Weedmaps about the practice of law in the cannabis industry. Published on January 24, 2023.

README_ Interview

Josh Wolf was interviewed for the article “Fungi fallout? Ore. psilocybin data bill draws cybersecurity scrutiny” in README_. Published on April 3, 2023.


How To Launch An Industry

Adriana Kertzer and Hadas Alterman recorded a podcast interview with How to Launch an Industry on November 18, 2022.

Psychedelic Invest Podcast

Adriana Kertzer and Hadas Alterman spoke on the Psychedelic Invest podcast about PMLG’s work building a psychedelic ecosystem, key differences between the cannabis and psychedelic industries, and influential legislation and research to watch out for. Published June 1, 2022.

Plant Prophet Podcast

Hadas Alterman was featured on the Plant Prophets podcast on February 23, 2022.


Psychedelica Lex

Allison Hoots discussed entheogenic churches and her new publication, "Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches” with the Psychedelica Lex podcast. Published February 16, 2022.

Canadian Security Exchange Podcast

Adriana Kertzer joined Exchange for Entrepreneurs to discuss PMLG’s unique practice, current policy issues in the cannabis and psychedelic sectors, and expectations for the legal landscape moving forward. Published January 12, 2022.

Nushama

Hadas Alterman joined Julie Mirer, MD of Nushama for an Instagram Live discussion about the importance of establishing legal and therapeutic standards to govern ketamine therapy. Published January 7, 2022.


Business Insider

Business Insider published a “day in the life” profile on Adriana Kertzer on November 18, 2021.

MEL Magazine

Allison Hoots was interviewed by MEL Magazine about psychedelics and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Published November 9, 2021.

The Microdose

Hadas Altermann answered five questions for The Microdose on November 8, 2021.


New Health Club Podcast

PMLG joined host Anne Philippi on The New Health Club podcast from July 8, 2021.

Psychedelics Today

PMLG speaks with Psychedelics Today, discussing their individual paths toward psychedelics (plus a lot more) in this June 22, 2021 interview.

Authority Magazine

PMLG talks with Jerome Knyszewski in this article about what can be done to help empower more women to become founders. Published May 3, 2021.


Psychedelic Invest

Adriana Kertzer was included in Psychedelic Invest’s “Investing in Psychedelics” list of the top 100 most influential people in the psychedelics ecosystem.

BudsFeed

Adriana Kertzer was featured on April 22, 2021 on BudsFeed “How it Started” series.

Lucid News

Lucid News published "Women On Psychedelic Leadership: A Roundtable Discussion," a conversation between Hadas Alterman, Charlotte Blocker, Julie Holland, and Melissa Lavasani on March 6, 2021.


Women on Psychedelics

On February 16, 2021, Women on Psychedelics featured an interview with the PMLG team in its Amplify series.

Rede Globo - Fantástico

Adriana Kertzer was interviewed for the January 3, 2021 segment about psychedelics to be aired on Fantástico, a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sunday nights by Rede Globo.

Cannabis Law Review

Hadas Alterman was interviewed by the Cannabis Law Review in January 2021.


The Canna Mom Show

Joyce Gerber interviewed Adriana Kertzer for her podcast The Canna Mom Show. The interview went live on December 31, 2020.

Reality Sandwich Article

Dr. James Cooke interviewed Adriana Kertzer for his article Psychedelics and Judaism published on December 31, 2020.

Wondering Jews Podcast

Joshua Goldstein and Roy Kaufmann interviewed Hadas Alterman and Adriana Kertzer about PMLG and JewWhoTokes for Episode 38.


Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast

Psychedelic Spotlight’s Jill Ettingeron interviewed Hadas Alterman about how she is helping to usher psychedelics into the mainstream from a legal and regulatory perspective. Episode 5 dropped on December 3, 2020.

The Vine: A Plant Media Project Podcast

Hadas Alterman and Adriana Kertzer were interviewed by this podcast about PMLG and how it’s one of the first law firms of its kind serving the psychedelic and cannabis space.

Vogue

The article Why 2020 Is a Banner Year for Drug Decriminalization—And What It Means for Public Health by Fiorella Valdesolo published on November 5, 2020 included a quote by Hadas Alterman and mentioned PMLG.

 

Events

High + Mighty Hannukah Bash

Adriana Kertzer co-organized the High + Mighty Hannukah Bash that took place at The House of Cannabis in New York City on December 12, 2023. 

APPA

Brad Bartlett spoke at the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA) Town Hall: on Navigating Legal Concerns for Licensed Practitioners on September 13, 2023.

Psychedelic Support

Deborah Saly and Adriana Kertzer joined Harry Nelso for a webinar hosted by Psychedelic Support entitled "Psychedelic Therapy Legal Experts."


Open Foundation

Adriana Kertzer spoke on the Open Foundation webinar entitled "Psychedelics and the Law: A Comparative Analysis of the European, American, and Canadian Legal Landscape."

Psychedelic Science 2023

Adriana Kertzer interviewed Jamaican Senator Sherene Golding Campbell at the Psychedelic Science 2023 conference. Read the recap in the Lucid News.

Ceremonial Use Psychedelics

PMLG was a part of a panel for the Chacruna Institute’s talk on best practices and the protection of ceremonial use psychedelics on March 22, 2023.


Psychedelic Support

PMLG spoke on a panel organized by Psychedelic Support about the legal landscape of psychedelic therapy on December 12, 2022.

Harvard Law School: Comparing Legal Paths to Accessing Psychedelics

PMLG was a part of a talk on legal approaches to accessing psychedelics, hosted by Harvard Law School on December 7, 2022.

HLTH Conference

Adriana Kertzer spoke on a panel about how psychedelic therapies are advancing mental health treatment at the HLTH conference, the leading healthcare innovation conference, on November 14, 2022.


Harvard Law School

Hadas Alterman spoke on a Harvard Law School’s Petrie-Flom Center panel on November 11, 2022 about the lessons the psychedelics space can learn from cannabis regulation.

Psychedelic Assembly

Hadas Alterman spoke at the Psychedelic Assembly in New York on September 10-11, 2022.

Psychedelic Law Summit

Hadas Alterman spoke on the “Legalization or Regulation: Pathways to Psychedelic Access” panel at the Psychedelic Law Summit on September 8, 2022.


California Psychedelic Bar Association

On August 12, 2022, Adriana Kertzer and Hadas Alterman gave a presentation to the California Psychedelic Bar Association about PMLG’s work in the psychedelics industry. Watch here

Trailblazers: Revealing the Mind Panel

On July 27, 2022, Hadas Alterman spoke on the “Revealing the Mind: The Promise & Opportunity of Psychedelics” panel at Trailblazers alongside Simeon Schnapper of the JLS Fund, Sutton King, MPH, and Liana Sananda Gillooly of the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies. Watch a recap of the event here.

Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies

PMLG co-sponsored a watch party in NYC with the Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies for a viewing of Netflix’s new series, “How You Can Change Your Mind” with Michael Pollan on July 12, 2022.


Orbit Presents: Mainstreaming Psychedelics

Adriana Kertzer joined industry leaders, Kelly O’Donnell, MD/PhD (Co-Investigator, NYU Langone Center for Psychedelic Medicine), Ken Jordan (Co-Founder, Lucid News), and Dina Burkitbayeva (Partner, PsyMed Ventures) to discuss the psychedelic movement’s greatest promises and misconceptions at NeueHouse Madison Square on June 15, 2022.

Stanford University: Hasso Plattner Institute of Design

Hadas Alterman gave a presentation on psychedelic law and policy for Stanford University’s “Forbidden Design” course on May 27, 2022.

National Hispanic Cannabis Council

Adriana Kertzer participated in the National Hispanic Cannabis Council’s May Round Table to discuss cannabis licensing, regulation, and social equity programming in the state of New York. Published on May 18, 2022.


YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Adriana Kertzer joined Ed Rosenthal, Madison Margolin, and Rabbi/Dr. Yosef Glassman for a panel discussion on the historical relationship between Jews and cannabis at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on May 5, 2022.

CannaLaw Summit

Adriana Kertzer spoke at the CannaLaw Summit about challenges facing social equity, corporate governance, and intellectual property in the psychedelic legal landscape on May 5, 2022.

Chacruna Institute

Adriana Kertzer joined a panel of Jewish thought leaders to discuss “Narratives of Healing Within a Jewish Context” at Chacruna Institute’s Religion & Psychedelics Forum on April 24, 2022.


The Sanctuary For Independent Media

Hadas Alterman spoke at Ending the Prohibition of the Mind: A Mushroom Symposium about national policy efforts to decriminalize psilocybin and pending legislation in New York. Published April 21, 2022.

SXSW

Adriana Kertzer met with global leaders in cannabis and psychedelics at the SXSW Conference in Austin, TX on March 14, 2022.

Chacruna Institute: Protecting Sincere Psychedelic Churches

Chacruna Institute held a launch event on December 15, 2021, to celebrate and discuss "Guide to the RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches,” authored by PMLG’s Allison Hoots.


Horizons Psychedelic Business Forum

Hadas Alterman spoke at Horizons’ annual Psychedelic Business Forum on December 2, 2021.

End Well Conference

Hadas Alterman participated in the “Policy and Perception” panel at the End Well Conference for psychedelic medicine and compassionate end-of-life care on October 14, 2021.

Chacruna Institute

Serena Wu joined the Chacruna Institute for the panel “Asians and Psychedelics: Transcending the Model Minority” on February 24, 2021.


PsychedelX Panel

Hadas Alterman joined the PsychedelX panel on February 24, 2021, to discuss organizing strategies for drug policy reform with leaders from Students for Sensible Drug Policy and the Intercollegiate Psychedelics Network.

Reciprocity and Inclusiveness Panel

PMLG participated in a panel discussion hosted by Psytech about reciprocity and inclusion with Greg Kubin, Sutton King, Andrew DeAngelo, and Jason Ortiz of Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

Drug Science Event

PMLG participated in Drug Science’s 4th Women in Psychedelic Science event hosted in June 2021.


CannaLaw Summit

Hadas Alterman spoke at the CannaLaw Summit to be held online May 4-6th, 2021.

Cali Sober Panel

Hadas Alterman moderated a panel for Emerald Magazine with Andrew DeAngelo and Libby Cooper on Tuesday, March 16th.

Psychedelics Now: Clearing the Haze

Hadas Alterman joined a panel of experts at the Psychedelics Now virtual conference, discussing psychedelics and their journey to legalization.


Psychonautic Judaism Panel

Adriana Kertzer moderated a conversation on June 9th with Rabbis Zac Kamenetz and Ami Silver of Shefa: Jewish Psychedelic Support hosted by Chacruna Institute.

Dispute Resolution CLE

Hadas Alterman and Jenni Dressler led a CLE course entitled “Psychedelic-assisted Dispute Resolution” on behalf of The Chicago Chapter of the Association of Attorney Mediators and the Center for Conflict Resolution on March 9, 2021,

Chacruna Why Religion Matters Panel

Adriana Kertzer joined Brian Muraresku and Daan Keiman at Chacruna Institute's event "Why Religion Matters” to discuss the role of religion in the psychedelics space.


Monthly Speaker & Professional Networking Series

Psychedelic Support hosted the PMLG team on January 15, 2021.

Awakening: An Exploration of Plant Medicine

Gina Vensel and Elizabeth Sheldon of Plant Media Project invited Hadas Alterman to participate in their December 9, 2020 digital roundtable event.

Spirituality, Religion and Psychedelics Panel

Adriana Kertzer hosted a panel discussion during the #ThankYouPlantMedicine celebrations in February 2021 with Belinda Eriacho, Benjamin Summers, Behike Sensei Kevon Simpson, and Joe Welker.


Ask Me Anything: Patent Law for Psychedelic Medicine

PMLG and Business Trip co-hosted a panel discussion about psychedelic patent law on December 9, 2020 featuring Graham Pechenik, Jayashree Mitra, Greg Kubin, and Adriana Kertzer.

 
 
 

Articles

Honeysuckle Magazine

Adriana Kertzer and PMLG were mentioned in the article “The High and Mighty Hanukkah Party Will Get More Lit Than A Menorah At New York's THC NYC Museum” published on December 11, 2023 by Honeysuckle Magazine, the event’s media sponsor.

DoubleBlind

Adriana Kertzer was named in DoubleBlind‘s list of the 75 Influential, Innovative, and Disruptive Women in Psychedelics on November 1, 2023. 

Cannabis Conference Experiences

Adriana Kertzer co-authored an article for MJBizDaily titled “How to diversify your cannabis conference experience.” Published on March 14, 2023.


Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches

Allison Hoots authored “Guide to RFRA and Best Practices for Psychedelic Plant Medicine Churches,” a comprehensive legal resource for churches using psychedelic plant medicine as a sacrament. Published by Chacruna Institute on November 25, 2021.

Article in MAPS Bulletin

Hadas Alterman and Ismail Ali (Policy & Advocacy Counsel at MAPS) co-authored the article “The Legal Landscape of the Psychedelic Ecosystem” published in the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies’ newsletter (2021, Vol. 31, No. 2).

Playlist

Magnetic Magazine & Agency Group shared our firm's playlist that weaves together music from all corners of the globe to capture the diverse backgrounds and perspectives of PMLG’s founding partners.


Why I Started a Psychedelic Law Firm

Opinion piece by Hadas Alterman published by Lucid News on December 17, 2020. Read the Article