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The Trip ReportSpecial Dispatch: An Election Retrospective with Nick GillespieWelcome to a Special Dispatch of The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves. Today, I’m joined by Nick Gillespie, Editor-at-Large of Reason magazine, to discuss the results of the US election and specifically what it might mean for psychedelic policy, research, and drug development. As a veteran observer of the intersection between politics, regulation, and civil liberties, Nick offers a unique lens through which to examine the evolving dynamics of psychedelics, the regulatory state, and how the incoming Trump administration might approach the matter.Our conversation focuses on the curious coal...2024-11-1341 min
The Trip ReportEp #30 Nick Gillespie: Reflection on the FDA’s Rejection of MDMA Assisted TherapyWelcome to The Trip Report Podcast, a production of Beckley Waves, a Psychedelic Venture Studio.Last week on the podcast, I spoke with Dr. Carlene MacMillan, psychiatrist and Chief Medical Officer of Osmind, about the FDA’s rejection of MDMA Assisted Therapy. That conversation focused on some of the problems with the application, including potentially missing data, inaccurate or unreported adverse events, and the general uncertainty that both the Advisory Committee and FDA itself had with the work Lykos submitted.Today’s conversation addresses the matter from another perspective, namely the inadequacy of the curr...2024-08-221h 01