Matthew Zorn
Matthew Zorn | |
|---|---|
| Other name | Matt Zorn |
| Alma mater | Emory University (BA, BS) Columbia University (JD) |
| Occupation | Deputy General Counsel at the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
| Organization | Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) |
| Known for | Legal work on cannabis and psychedelics |
Matthew Zorn is an American attorney who does work in the area of cannabis and psychedelic law.[1] As of 2025[update], he is employed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as a Deputy General Counsel.[1][2] Prior to his federal employment, Zorn was an adjunct faculty member at University of Houston School of Law where he taught cannabis and psychedelic law,[3][4] and was known for successfully pursuing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) releases from regulatory agencies.[5][6] Sources within the HHS have called him the agency's "psychedelics czar".[7][8] Zorn wrote the Trump administration executive order on fast-tracking approval of psychedelics in April 2026.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Hotz, Alexander; Ferdman, Roberto (14 July 2026). "The Race to Commercialize the World's Most Powerful Psychedelic". Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Schumaker, Erin (28 May 2025). "A psychedelics hire at HHS". POLITICO. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ "Deputy General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services". Aspen Ideas Festival. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Cannabis/Psychedelics Law Syllabus, UH, spring 2024
- ↑ Sullum, Jacob (15 January 2024). "The Newly Unveiled HHS Rationale for Rescheduling Marijuana Underlines Drug Warriors' Dishonesty". Reason.com. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Layman, Elsie (Summer 2024). "High Expectations: What Rescheduling Marijuana Could Mean for the Cannabis Industry". Illinois Business Law Journal. 29 (1).
- ↑ Jaeger, Kyle (23 May 2025). "Lawyer Who Sued Federal Health Agency Over Marijuana Rescheduling Will Now Work There, With Focus On Psychedelics". Marijuana Moment. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
- ↑ Psychedelic Alpha (24 May 2025). "Matt Zorn, the Government's Former Adversary, Is Now Its Psychedelics Czar". Psychedelic Alpha. Retrieved 15 July 2026.