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LAWYERED is a bi-weekly, independent podcast series that focuses on Canadian legal issues. Each episode features a conversation with a different legal professional who will provide their insight on recent developments in the law.
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Now displaying: November, 2023
Nov 22, 2023

In our Ask-Me-Anything Segment of our psychedelics law episode with David Wood, we cover a range of questions submitted by the Lawyered Patreon community.

 

🔵 What is legal regarding psychedelics? What legal considerations are there for arranging psychedelics as a tool for therapy and are there different considerations across provinces?
🔵 What do you make of the mushroom commercial retail shops that are popping up across Canada? How does this compare to the rise of cannabis retail shops that occurred pre-legalization?
🔵 Do you think that psychedelic guides should be subject to professional regulation analogous to other health professionals? 
🔵 Some commentators have suggested that requiring psychedelics to be administered only by a psychiatrist follows a Western medicalized structure. Are there other valid approaches - Indigenous, religious - that could be left behind?

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Nov 22, 2023

In part three of our psychedelics law episode with David Wood, we discuss a new set of regulatory amendments that have Revived Canada’s “Special Access Program” for Restricted Drugs.

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Nov 22, 2023

In part two of our psychedelics law episode with David Wood, we speak about a recent Federal Court decision about whether healthcare practitioners can consume psychedelic substances in the course of their professional training.

Nov 22, 2023

In part one of our psychedelics law episode with David Wood, we discuss Alberta’s decision to become the first Canadian province to regulate psychedelics for psychotherapy.

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Nov 22, 2023

On this week’s episode, we’re chatting all about the changing rules involving psychedelics and other controlled substances, featuring lawyer and leading expert, David Wood. Topics: Alberta's regulation of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy; healthcare practitioners' access to psychedelics; Canada's Special Access Program; and our Ask-Me-Anything Program. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario's CPD requirements.

How will Alberta's decision to regulate psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy meaningfully impact accessibility? (10:30)
What options are available to healthcare practitioners who want to consume psychedelics in the course of their own professional training (21:00)
How can Canada's "Special Access Program" make controlled substances more available for patients with serious or life-threatening conditions?  (30:44)
Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (38:40)
🔵 What is legal regarding psychedelics? What legal considerations are there for arranging psychedelics as a tool for therapy and are there different considerations across provinces? (39:20)
🔵 What do you make of the mushroom commercial retail shops that are popping up across Canada? How does this compare to the rise of cannabis retail shops that occurred pre-legalization? (42:42)
🔵 Do you think that psychedelic guides should be subject to professional regulation analogous to other health professionals? (46:34)
🔵 Some commentators have suggested that requiring psychedelics to be administered only by a psychiatrist follows a Western medicalized structure. Are there other valid approaches - Indigenous, religious - that could be left behind? (48:47)

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Nov 8, 2023

In our Ask-Me-Anything Segment of our cryptocurrency law episode with Sohaib Mohammad, we cover a range of questions submitted by the Lawyered Patreon community.

 

🔵 Tell us about the recent case that you argued about whether a plaintiff can properly serve a defendant by way of an NFT airdrop.
🔵 What legal risks should cryptocurrency users be aware of when trading or investing in digital assets, especially with volatile currencies like bitcoin?
🔵 How can individuals and businesses stay updated on changes in Canadian cryptocurrency laws and regulations?
🔵 What do you see as the challenges and opportunities of blockchain technology adoption in various Canadian industries?
🔵 How do you see the area of crypto law evolving over the next few years?

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Nov 8, 2023

In part three of our cryptocurrency law episode with Sohaib Mohammad, we discuss a new regulatory structure that seeks to enhance investor protection specifically for crypto asset trading platforms

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Nov 8, 2023

In part two of our cryptocurrency law episode with Sohaib Mohammad, we speak about this first reported Canadian decision of a Mareva injunction that explicitly freezes cryptocurrencies

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Nov 8, 2023

In part one of our cryptocurrency law episode with Sohaib Mohammad, we discuss a potential, new defense - known as the “Code is law” - which asserts that a programmed code constitutes the law and that exploiting vulnerabilities in the code is considered lawful.

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Nov 8, 2023

On this episode, we’re chatting about the rules involving Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other digital assets featuring cryptocurrency lawyer Sohaib Mohammad: the "Code is Law" defense; asset-freezing orders for cryptocurrency; and enhancing investor protection for crypto asset trading platforms. This program contains 30 minutes of substantive content for the Law Society of Ontario's CPD requirements.

What is the viability of a defense that asserts that exploiting vulnerabilities in programmed code is considered lawful? (9:33)
What authority do courts have to issue a Mareva injunction to freeze cryptocurrency assets? (17:22)
How would a more tightly regulated framework enhance investor protection for users of websites that sell cryptocurrencies?  (24:51)
Our Ask-Me-Anything segment, featuring questions submitted by patrons of the Lawyered community (34:04)
🔵 Tell us about the recent case in which you argued about whether a plaintiff can properly serve a defendant by way of an NFT airdrop. (34:41)
🔵 What legal risks should cryptocurrency users be aware of when trading or investing in digital assets, especially with volatile currencies like bitcoin? (37:28)
🔵 How can individuals and businesses stay updated on changes in Canadian cryptocurrency laws and regulations? (41:02)
🔵 What do you see as the challenges and opportunities of blockchain technology adoption in various Canadian industries? (42:34)
🔵 How do you see the area of crypto law evolving over the next few years? (45:13)

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