May 2025 Psychedelic Law Update

Denver NMHA Local Licensing & Inspection Process

Denver passed a local ordinance regulating NMHA businesses in March 2025. The ordinance requires a local license for any healing center that is not comprised of only clinical facilitators. Denver has announced it will release the online licensing portal in June 2025. The local license will be in addition to the state licenses required to operate these facilities in Denver. Denver has provided the following guidance on how the licensing inspection process will work once people apply at the local level: “Our licensing technicians strive to complete the initial review of an application within 7 business days. The time it takes to move from application to inspections depends on the applicant’s timely response to requests for corrections as well as the licensing technician’s workload. When the application review is complete, the applicant will receive an email instructing them to call for inspections. There will at least be an inspection by the building division of the Dept. of Community Planning and Development. Each department has its own inspection procedures to ensure compliance with relevant codes. Our website will have the most up-to-date information as well as step-by-step instructions for completing the process.” Contact McAllister Law Office if you have questions about the local licensing process in Denver or any other jurisdiction.

Religious Freedom Webinar, Thursday May 29th or get a recording!

Building on the success of his work with other psychedelic churches, McAllister Law is offering a two hour webinar to deep dive into the law of Religious Freedom related to psychedelics. With this webinar, you will get all of the basic legal information necessary to understand this area of law and start a new religious practice involving psychedelics. The event will include both a form liability waiver and a summary of the basic documents needed to establish a defense under religious freedom.

Connecting Facilitators with Healing Centers

McAllister Law is offering a free service to connect Facilitators and Cultivators/Manufacturers with Healing Centers. If you are interested in connecting with Healing Centers, please send an email with your qualifications and interests in working with Healing Centers. McAllister Law will pass these on to several healing centers looking for connections.

NMHA Applications, SOPs, Consent Forms, and Liability Waiver Forms

McAllister Law is helping applicants in the Colorado Natural Medicine program develop the numerous standard operating procedures, consent forms, and other plans required by the rules. Sean has developing flat fee SOPs and forms at an affordable cost to help satisfy all the requirements under the rules. For more information, see these lists of forms and cost: for healing centers/facilitators click here, for cultivation/manufacturing SOPs click here.