Comment by godwinson__4-8

Reminder that the American federal government classifies psilocybin as a Schedule I drug "no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse". Along with marijuana. And heroin. Who else but the DEA thinks those three things make sense to put in the same bucket?

Meanwhile fentanyl is Schedule II. The government is often the biggest barrier to psilocybin research despite its positive effects being acknowledged for decades. Depending on the administration (which will sometimes signal they won't actually enforce the law) these research efforts are often terminated, meaning it is often safer/cheaper to just never start them in the first place.

https://www.dea.gov/drug-information/drug-scheduling

https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn3530

https://www.cato.org/blog/trumps-psychedelic-order-speeds-re...