Have a friend administering psilocin/4-HO-DMT to patients for one of those psychedelic startups in Canada. Thought it was cool because the first serious psychedelic research also began in Canada in the late 40s-50s, Humphrey Osmond even coined the term “psychedelic” while experimenting with them at a mental hospital in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, in a letter addressed to Huxley. They first used them as “psychomemetics” with the understanding they mimicked the symptoms of schizophrenia, to better sympathize with the patients (this was in the days of mental institutions.) They used it for alcoholism as well apparently, Osmond said it would reveal to them how their behavior was affecting other people etc.

Well, do you need a psychiatrist if your life isn’t completely fucked by a drug possession conviction?

Although we desperately need better medications (that are affordable), this covers treatment. What’s being pointed out here is that we’re not addressing the causes. Legalization certainly helps with one cause, but there’s clearly way more contributing to the rise in mental illness which is largely being ignored.

MDMA got submitted to the FDA recently. They’ll have to reschedule MDMA and I don’t see that happening easily even with evidence it has medical uses.