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FDA’s Rejection of MDMA Psychotherapy for Trauma Draws Criticism from Psychedelic Experts (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

"Again"

They've exceeded their mandate pretty much from the start.

Their job was to ensure drug safety, and specifically not determine application of drugs, that was to be left to doctors to determine. If I remember right, Roosevelt even stated this when he signed the initial legislation in 1906(?).