Lorey Bratten
Director, Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board
The primary person to watch for Colorado licensing changes — Director of the Natural Medicine Advisory Board.
Biography
Lorey Bratten serves as Director of the Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board, the regulatory body shaping how Colorado's Natural Medicine Health Act is operationalized — including the licensing structure for healing centers, facilitator training requirements, and the two-tier (standard vs. micro-healing) framework. Anyone tracking Colorado licensing changes — additions to the framework, modifications to facilitator requirements, expansion of permitted natural medicines beyond psilocybin — watches Bratten's office.
Why They Matter to the LearnShrooms Community
Colorado is the second-largest legal psilocybin market in the United States. The day-to-day shape of that market is set by the Natural Medicine Advisory Board's decisions, which Bratten directs.
Legal Context
For the legal landscape where Lorey Bratten operates, see psilocybin laws in Colorado.