President Trump just did something that neither Obama nor Biden ever had the courage to do. He signed an executive order directing the FDA to fast-track the review of psychedelic-based treatments for serious mental illness, with a special focus on helping our veterans.
This is a massive deal. For decades, promising research into substances like psilocybin and MDMA has been stuck in regulatory limbo while veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injuries, and treatment-resistant depression have been left with few options. President Trump just cut through the red tape.
The executive order specifically targets psychedelics that have already received “breakthrough therapy” designation from the FDA, meaning the science is already there. The bureaucracy was the bottleneck, and Trump just unclogged it.
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