Joshua Kappel

Joshua Kappel is a founding partner of Vicente LLP, where he has helped shaped cannabis and psychedelic policies while representing leading companies in these emerging fields. He is also co-founder of the Microdosing Collective, the only nonprofit dedicated to legalizing microdosing.

Kappel co-authored Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act, which was passed by the voters in 2022. This historic state-wide measure legalized access to natural psychedelic medicines through both state regulation and decriminalization. Kappel also helped draft Colorado's Amendment 64, the first state measure to legalize cannabis, and served as chair of the campaign committee for Natural Medicine Colorado.

In addition to policy work, Kappel helps companies of all shapes and sizes navigate the ever-changing psychedelic field with a focus on corporate structuring and business practices, the intersection of state and federal law, state licensing and regulatory compliance, and general corporate law. He is a founding member of the Psychedelic Bar Association, where he stewards the Corporate Forms and Business Practices Committee. Additionally, Kappel was a founding board member of the International Cannabis Bar Association, founder of Simplifya, and helped launch a number of other nonprofits and private companies.

A sought-after thought leader in cannabis and psychedelics policy, Kappel has contributed writings, presented at local and international conferences, worked on psychedelics reform initiatives, and testified at public hearings. He is recognized by his peers in Best Lawyers in America for his work in cannabis law and was repeatedly named one of "Denver's Top Lawyers" by 5280 Magazine.