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Monday, January 17, 2022
Battle over Psychedelic Therapy’s future
The Battle Over Psychedelic Therapy’s Future
(VICE News, Jan. 11, 2022) Psilocybin therapy is on the brink of becoming legally available in the US. But access isn’t guaranteed. There’s a struggle playing out right now between pharmaceutical companies (Big Pharma), nonprofits, and other entities over who gets to control and profit off the treatment. The outcome will determine whether the people most likely to benefit from psilocybin therapy will even be able to afford it.
Note: Manish Agrawal's name and title The Battle Over Psychedelic Therapy’s Future appear incorrectly at 19:19. Agrawal is the co-director of clinical research at Maryland Oncology Hematology.
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