WASHINGTON—Podcaster Joe Rogan joined President Donald Trump on Saturday for the signing of an executive order to, as the president said, fast-track “access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs.”
Trump signed the order, Accelerating Medical Treatments for Serious Mental Illness in the Oval Office while flanked by Rogan, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz, Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary, and others.
“I’m pleased to announce historic reforms to dramatically accelerate access to new medical research and treatments based on psychedelic drugs,” the president said ahead of the signing.
“In many cases, these experimental treatments have shown life-changing potential for those suffering from severe mental illness and depression, including our cherished veterans,” he added.
Trump said he ordered his deputies to look into fast-tracking treatments and research after receiving a call from
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