How is it possible for MAPS to do research with Illegal substances?
It is quite difficult to get permission to do legal research with illegal substances. Through perseverance and patience MAPS has obtained approval from regulatory bodies, such as the Drug Enforcement Agency, to conduct research with schedule 1 substances. MAPS Executive Director and founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D. has been steadfast in his determination to conduct psychedelic research. Rick’ s Ph.D. dissertation from Harvard’s Kennedy School outlines our method for making psychedelics into prescription medicines. Rick Strassman’s book DMT the Spirit Molecule outlines the process that he went through to do DMT research in the 1990s. This is a good read to learn about the arduous process of gaining government approval to conduct such research.
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