Trump Speeds Up Psychedelic Drug Research

0:00On April 18, President Trump just signed an executive order to speed up research on psychedelic drugs, like I will gain in LSD. It all kicked off from a simple text message with Joe Rogan, turning into federal policy in days. That text exchange lit a fire under the administration. Rogan said Trump replied super quick, something like sounds great, let's get FDA approval. By Saturday afternoon, they were in the Oval Office, making it official, with Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and others pushing the effort, behind the scenes, folks are buzzing about the potential here. Trump highlighted how these treatments could change lives for people with severe depression and mental illness, especially veterans. A former Navy SEAL even told him it saved his life, and groups have been advocating for Ibogaine to help with trauma. The order tells the FDA to fast-track breakthrough therapies with priority vouchers, cutting review times from months to weeks. It also pushes data sharing across agencies, and could lead to rescheduling these long-band

1:00substances. This move marks a huge policy flip, opening doors to treatments that might just transform mental health care if the science pans out.