Opinion: Trump’s executive order on psychedelics is the right move. But is my field ready for it?
Why this matters: health reporting relevant to everyday decisions and well-being.
I have spent the last 10 years of my life investigating psychedelics as novel treatments for mental health conditions. When President Trump signed his executive order on psychedelic medicines, my first thought was: He got this one right. My second thought: My field may not be ready for it. The order itself is sweeping. It directs the Food and Drug Administration to issue priority review vouchers to accelerate approval timelines, expands right-to-try pathways for ibogaine, dedicates $50 million in ARPA-H funding to psychedelic research, authorizes the Drug Enforcement Administration to speed scheduling of FDA-approved psychedelics, and launches collaboration with Veterans Affairs on therapies for veterans.Read the rest…