Donald Trump is pushing for a number of psychedelic drugs to be used to treat medical conditions. The US president signed an executive order speeding up reviews of the drugs on 18 April. Among them is ibogaine, which is currently on the US government's ...

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A new executive order could make it easier for researchers studying how psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin, LSD and ibogaine may be useful in medicine

President Trump has signed an executive order aimed at accelerating research and approval of psychedelics for treating mental health conditions, like depression, PTSD and addiction.