Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board

The Colorado Natural Medicine Advisory Board is a statutorily created state board within Colorado’s Division of Professions and Occupations that advises the state licensing authority on implementing Colorado’s natural medicine regulatory program. It operates in Colorado and serves statewide public interests, with board membership drawn to reflect expertise in natural medicine, research, cultivation, public health, insurance, behavioral health, veterans, Indigenous use, and criminal justice reform. Its core work is to make recommendations on rules, public education, training, facilitator qualifications, data collection, and access considerations.

In Colorado’s regulated natural medicine system, the board functions as an implementation and oversight working group rather than a direct service provider or advocacy nonprofit. Documented current activity includes recommending state action on ibogaine sourcing and cultural protocols, including alignment with the Nagoya Protocol and a federal Controlled Substances Act waiver request for import pathways. Its role in the field is to shape how regulated access is designed, safer use information is communicated, and whether additional natural medicines or insurance coverage considerations should be evaluated over time.