"We're particularly interested in training students to enter the growth pharmaceutical industry surrounding the use of these substances, providing them with the tools to understand the data and also to work in an ethical manner and adhere to all the regulatory pieces surrounding the use of these compounds," he said.
The use of psychedelics, especially naturally-occurring ones, dates back centuries. History has it that many of them served various traditional and healing purposes among the indigenous people in different parts of the world. However, their healing qualities have had a checkered past. This is now changing.
Researchers are to begin trialing the use of the psychedelic [...]
The psychedelics story is quickly gaining momentum. Over the last few months, Denver, Oakland, and Santa Cruz have recently legalized its use. Joining them, Ann Arbor, Michigan lawmakers voted to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, as well.
It took decades for the cannabis to become legal for recreational use and there does not seem to be a time in the near future that you can just walk into a dispensary and purchase magic mushrooms in the same way as you would marijuana, but thanks to the tireless work of some advocates for psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, psilocybin could be legal for medical use soon.
Far from being harmful, they found, hallucinogens can help sick people: They helped alcoholics drink less; terminal patients eased more gently into death. And it’s not just the infirm who are helped by the drugs. Psychedelics can make the healthy healthier, too.
Pam Sakuda was 55 when she found out she was [...]
