Petrie-Flom Center

Video from our event on federal rescheduling of cannabis is now available youtu.be/AYGWedecYJg?...

I. Glenn Cohen interviewed by the Harvard Gazette about a landmark lawsuit against Meta and Google alleging mental health harms on the social media platforms: news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

🗓️ One week from today. Register here: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

As much of the U.S. wakes up to (yet) more snow, PFC student fellow Tai Dinger breaks down the legal history of who is responsible for shoveling public sidewalks: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/23/s...

I. Glenn Cohen and Sofia Palmieri in the American Journal of Bioethics about growing blur between AI wellness tools and AI systems marketed as mental health support: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Register here for a medical conscience book talk with I. Glenn Cohen and Dov Fox: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

New post on Bill of Health explores how racial gerrymandering can affect health care equity: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/02/09/v...

Tune into this webinar with @masonmarks.bsky.social discussing the anticipated rescheduling of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

Building a Home for Health Law - Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession In 2005, Petrie Professor of Law Einer Elhauge founded the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics as “as a research program dedicated to legal analysis and interdiscipl...

Read The Practice from @hlsclp.bsky.social where I. Glenn Cohen, @cshachar.bsky.social, & @susannahb.bsky.social discuss the health law profession, the history of Petrie-Flom, and its current research areas clp.law.harvard.edu/knowledge-hu...

As of 2023, a third of Americans had at least one tattoo. Yet regulation of the industry has been inconsistent, specifically on the issue of whether artists need medical training. This is the focus of a new blog post by student fellow Evelyn Shiang: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2026/01/16/w...

Join us for this one-hour webinar to discuss possible changes on the horizon from reclassification of cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. Click here to register: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

A recent article in JAMA co-authored by I. Glenn Cohen analyzes California SB243, the first U.S. law to establish safeguards aimed at reducing suicide risk associated with the use of artificial intelligence–based “companion chatbots." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

New @jama.com article written by @medlawdan.bsky.social, @drsinhaesq.bsky.social, and I. Glenn Cohen examines the FDA’s plan to approve leucovorin for some patients with autism using evidence that departs from traditional regulatory standards jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

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Read coverage of our recent psychedelics event:
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The PULSE of Psychedelics, Law, and Spirituality digital symposium is live on our Bill of Health blog. Explore psychedelic use, law, and spiritual experience here: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/11/24/t... (pt 2)

The PULSE of Psychedelics, Law, and Spirituality digital symposium is live on our Bill of Health blog. Explore psychedelic use, law, and spiritual experience here: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/11/24/t... (pt 1)

See the event recording and media coverage for "Toward Psychedelics Access: Go Faster or Slower?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=C12f...

Check out our new digital symposium on Bill of Health titled The PULSE of Psychedelics, Law, and Spirituality. We will be publishing one post per day for the next week. Get started here: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/11/24/t...

Universal health care is typically a central principle of democratic socialism. So why is New York City’s new mayor-elect, a proud democratic socialist, not pushing for it in his platform? Read more from PFC Student Fellow Tai Dinger on Bill of Health: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2025/11/20/m...

Extended to Nov. 9: this year’s call for abstracts for our annual conference on “Embryo Law & Ethics.” Seeking papers that offer innovative perspectives and inventive approaches: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/current-oppo...

Congrats to our student fellows on completing their first round of Bill of Health blog posts petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/blog/latest/

Register to attend or livestream our lunchtime debate exploring the surge of interest in increasing access to psychedelics. Swipe through pt 2 of our panelists. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

Register to attend or livestream our lunchtime debate exploring the surge of interest in increasing access to psychedelics. Swipe through pt 1 of our panelists. petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

The Harvard Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture, a collaboration between CSWR @harvarddivinity.bsky.social, Mahindra Center, and Petrie-Flom, is seeking abstracts for papers for Psychedelic Intersections: Bridging Humanities, Religion, and Law.
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Join us Nov. 5 for a lunchtime debate on the surge of interest in increasing access to psychedelics w moderator David Plotz, co-host of the podcast @slate.com Political Gabfest petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

Panelists explored the legal, scientific, and ethical challenges of determining whether, and how, society should set limits on leadership longevity at last week’s event, How Old Is Too Old to Govern?

See the event recording and coverage: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/events/detai...

New article on polygenic risk scoring in the American Journal of Bioethics: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Welcome Sofia Palmieri, our new Post-Doctoral Fellow in Medicine, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law, whose research is at the intersection of law, ethics, artificial intelligence, and health care: petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/people/postd...

Video of our 20th anniversary celebration is now live youtube.com/playlist?lis...