Courtney Barnes specializes in advising clients on regulatory compliance, risk management, contract creation, nonprofit formation, and strategic operational matters relating to provision of services and the distribution of stringently regulated products in emerging industries. Her legal expertise includes providing bespoke DEA, FDA, and state regulatory compliance guidance, including licensing, distribution, and advertising strategy to consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers, retailers, and ancillary service providers. She is licensed to practice law in California, Colorado, and Texas.​

In addition to her legal practice, Courtney provides a variety of advisory services to the psychedelics ecosystem. She serves as General Counsel for Heroic Hearts Project and teaches Psychedelics Law as an adjunct professor at the University of Texas School of Law. Courtney was a lead drafter of Denver’s Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative (the nation’s first successful voter-initiated psychedelic policy reform ordinance) and has extensive experience drafting state and local policy relating to the regulation of cannabis and psychedelics. She is a sought-after public speaker, spiritual seeker, and trailblazer in drug policy reform.