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Marcus Hughes

Marcus Hughes

Jun 17, 2026

3:28
What do you think that signaled about the federal government's approach?
3:32
So again, I think one of the wonderful things that a lot of psychedelic researchers have focused on in moving forward psychedelic treatments, particularly MDMA, is focusing on PTSD, which is a really debilitating disorder that affects lots of Americans, lots of people internationally.
3:50
But with a special focus on our veterans, a population that I think most Americans would say we would like to help.
3:57
They do so much for us.
3:58
Let's help them with their mental health condition.
4:00
So there were a lot of studies done in those populations to try to convince the government that these drugs had therapeutic benefit.
4:08
The recent federal order, I think, is in line with the government's stance on, again, giving several psychedelic drugs breakthrough therapy designation, saying, "Hey, we're going to expediate the approval process if you can provide us quality evidence.
5:26
So how have state and federal policies approached this issue of integrating psychedelic agents and psychotherapy?

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