Hadas Alterman

Hadas Alterman is a leading legal advocate in the psychedelic industry, with experience advising businesses, investors, and nonprofits navigating the emerging regulated market. As co-founder of Plant Medicine Law Group LLP, she built a boutique firm to support psychedelic-assisted therapy clinics, retreat centers, training programs, drug development companies, and media organizations.

Hadas is an advisor to the Texas Ibogaine Initiative. Previously, she was the Director of Communications & Policy for the American Psychedelic Practitioners Association. Hadas has played an active role in shaping psychedelic legalization at the state level, as a member of the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board for Measure 109 in Oregon, and Natural Medicine Advisory Board for Proposition 112 in Colorado. She was also a Founding Board Member of the Psychedelic Bar Association.

Hadas has counseled clients on regulatory compliance, corporate governance, clinical trial agreements, fundraising, and licensing. Her work has also included advising ketamine-assisted therapy clinics, psilocybin retreat operators, and psychedelic research organizations, and she has provided legal risk assessment for nonprofits focused on access, integration support, and Indigenous rights advocacy in psychedelic medicine. She has also represented psychedelic-focused funds, biotech companies, and media platforms, helping to shape the legal and business infrastructure of this rapidly evolving industry.

EDUCATION

Berkeley Law, JD, 2016

University of California at Santa Cruz, BA, 2012

ARTICLES

Psychedelic Community Mobilization in the Wake of the October 7th Attacks in Israel – Voices: The Art and Science of Psychotherapy, Issue 210 (2024) | Co-authored with P. Baumol, A. Kertzer, & M. Margolin

The Worst Trip Ever – Tablet Magazine (May 6, 2024) | Co-authored with P. Baumol, A. Kertzer, & M. Margolin

Professional Practice Guidelines for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy – American Psychedelic Practitioners Association & BrainFutures (August 2023)

The Legal Landscape of the Psychedelic Ecosystem – MAPS Bulletin (August 26, 2021) | Co-authored with L. Ali

Why I Started a Psychedelic Law Firm – Lucid News (December 17, 2020)

PRESENTATIONS

Guest Lecture: Psychedelic Paradigms and Practices – University of Pennsylvania (Winter 2025)

The Future is Bright: Insights into the Emerging Regulatory and Business Landscape – Discovery Sessions Conference (2024)

Guest Lecture: Health Law and Policy – FSU College of Law (Fall 2023)

Workshop: Introduction to Psychedelic Lawyering – Psychedelic Science 2023, Denver (June 2023)

Panel: Updates from Leading Statewide Regulatory Initiatives – Psychedelic Science 2023, Denver (June 2023)

Panel: Psychedelic Business Landscape – Psychedelic Assembly, New York (2022)

Panel: Legalization or Regulation – Pathways to Psychedelic Access – Psychedelic Law Summit (2022)

Guest Lecture: Forbidden Design, Psychedelic Medicine – Stanford University School of Design (Spring 2022)

Presentation: The Present Regulatory Landscape and How to Shape Its Future – Horizons Conference, New York (2021)

CLE: Psychedelic Policy Landscape – CLE Companion (September 12, 2021)

Presentation: Psychedelic-Assisted Dispute Resolution – Chicago Chapter of the Association of Attorney Mediators & the Center for Conflict Resolution (March 9, 2021)

Roundtable: Women in Psychedelics – Lucid News (March 6, 2021) | Panelists: J. Holland, M. Lavasani, & C. Blocker

PRESS AND PODCASTS

What We Talk About When We Talk About Psychedelic Infrastructure – The Trip Report Podcast (October 2023)

Insights into the First Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Guidelines with Hadas Alterman – Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast (September 2023)

Legal Psilocybin Therapy with Hadas Alterman – Mushroom Revival Podcast (September 2023)

Plant Medicine Law Group – What It Takes to Be a Psychedelic Lawyer – The New Health Club Podcast (July 8, 2022)

Hadas Alterman, Serena Wu, and Adriana Kertzer of Plant Medicine Law Group – Psychedelics Today Podcast (June 22, 2021)

Interview: 5 Questions for Hadas Alterman – The Microdose (November 8, 2021)

Interview: Newly Formed Plant Medicine Law Group Tackles Legal Issues for Cannabis & Psychedelic Compounds – Cannabis Law Report (January 5, 2021)

Hadas Alterman, Plant Medicine Law Group – Psychedelic Spotlight Podcast (December 2020)

Feature: Why 2020 Is a Banner Year for Drug Decriminalization – and What It Means for Public Health – Vogue (November 5, 2020)

PRACTICE AREAS
  • Psychedelic Law & Regulatory Compliance

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