What is the current state of MAPS MDMA study?
We completed Phase 2 of the study with outstanding results. Now we need to replicate our US results in studies by other therapist teams, and also conduct studies with different doses and in different patient populations in order to prepare for our “End of Phase 2 ” meeting with the FDA, which will take place in about two years. Recently, Health Canada accepted our protocol design for a Canadian MDMA/PTSD study, which will probably start in a few months, following the importation of MDMA from Switzerland. Meanwhile, our Swiss and Israeli studies are moving forward, and our Jordanian study looks likely to be approved. Do you think MDMA and other psychedelic drugs should be legal for adult, recreational use? Politicians always talk about staying on message, but I’ve sort of violated that, because from the very beginning I’ve had a dual message. We’re working on medical use, which is a narrow area, but one of the advantages is that science gets involved, and so the results that we’re gener
