February 2023

Ms. Shawn Hauser is a partner at Vicente Sederberg and co-chair of the firm’s Hemp and Cannabinoids Department as well as a leader in the firm’s psychedelics and emerging therapies practice. Shawn helps cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics businesses navigate the intersections between state and federal law including cannabis and psychedelics laws and food and drug laws as they evolve. Her practice includes regulatory compliance, licensing, general business representation, investment, policy reform and strategic guidance to best position businesses for success at the at state, national, and international levels.

Shawn has presented cannabis law and policy to many local, federal, and international agencies, including the Food and Drug Administration and UK Parliament. She is on the Board of Directors of the International Cannabis Bar Association, and was on the steering committee for the American Hemp Campaign, a project of Vote Hemp which was instrumental in legalizing hemp in Texas in 2019. In 2023, Shawn was recognized by her peers in the “Best Lawyers” list for her work in cannabis law.

Since directing Sensible Colorado’s local government implementation team following the passage of Amendment 64, Shawn remains active in policy work with local and state governments in Colorado and Texas and is passionate in supporting the development and implementation of cannabis, hemp, and psychedelics regulations that advance the cannabis industry in a dynamic and responsible manner. After attending law school at the University of Denver, Shawn was an associate attorney at McAllister, Darnell & Gottlieb PC, one of the first marijuana-focused law firms in Colorado.