Health Trump and Veterans Health: A Hopeful Perspective (MAPS)

[Speak Easily]

Looking ahead, the incoming Trump Administration presents both opportunities and questions for drug policy reform and psychedelic-assisted care. While President-elect Trump’s alliances may raise the visibility of psychedelics in public health discussions, we are hopeful that regulatory safeguards for patient and public health will remain intact. We support pathways that ensure ethical, safe access to psychedelic care while reinforcing critical regulatory frameworks that protect patients and the broader community.

MAPS remains optimistic about the future of federal support for psychedelic research through agencies like the Veterans Administration and the National Institutes of Health. We urge the incoming administration to engage with diverse stakeholders—from federal and state agencies to local community advocates—to shape policies that genuinely serve the public interest and uphold rigorous standards for safety and ethics.



Our commitment to fostering understanding, reducing stigma, ending the failed drug war, and advocating for equitable, safe access to psychedelic therapies remains steadfast. We look forward to collaborating with advocates everywhere to responsibly harness the transformative potential of psychedelics for the well-being of people and communities.

MAPS.org

 

[daturetard]

It's definitely going to be a setback for research of all kinds to have such a closed minded man in office. Politicians say a lot of stuff they don't uphold.

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Everyone had high hopes for Marijuana legalization in 2016. Then Jeff Sessions was made AG and the Obama era Cole Memo was reversed calling all the advancements in state legalization into question. (A big public outcry alleviated that to an extent).

Without getting too far into politics, Trump is a flamboyant figurehead. Much of what he does will be normal Republican policy.

 

[iom]

Oh, I'd managed to forget Jeff Sessions, lol! I thought we were totally screwed back then, but we got through okay.

Meanwhile, Democrats appear much more committed to promoting/protecting Big Pharma, and Trump this time around is surrounded by quite a few people who I think are pro weed and even pro psychedelic. Also, most of you young'ns weren't around for Biden's earlier career and may not realize just how viciously pro police and pro punishment and pro drug war Biden has always been. I'm guessing others in the party pressured him to do the marijuana rescheduling (to schedule 3) thing "to shore up the young vote", and he only "fought for it" half-heartedly and cynically like so, so many other things. Too bad so sad, but now Biden couldn't give the slightest fuck since the Democrats turned on him. He looks happy that Trump won.

Anyway, it looks like Matt Gaetz has been nominated for AG this time around, and I understand he is "pro marijuana". Maybe he'll push to actually unschedule cannabis instead of the joke of a compromise the Biden admin pushed for. I don't know his view on psychedelics, but ideologically he may lean toward giving states the benefit of the doubt. I could also see him ordering the DEA to de-prioritize enforcement for weed and psychedelics and prioritizing enforcement for opioids and especially fentanyl. That would be the most rational way for the Trump admin to suppress fentanyl supply (a high priority issue for his base), without having to go to Congress to get money to expand the DEA.

IMO, it's way too early to say what the new Trump admin will do for better or worse on many fronts. I will be sure to watch carefully. Stay tuned.

 

[perpetualdawn]

Don't forget that although many edgelords clamour for Trump, his base is Evangelical Christians.

 

[Ismene2]

I've NEVER heard a republican senator call for legalisation of psychedelics. Trump says drugs are disgusting and he will use the military against dealers

 

[JackARoe]

I've NEVER heard a republican senator call for legalisation of psychedelics. Trump says drugs are disgusting and he will use the military against dealers

Only if he/they can't line their pockets with money from the sales. But yes, look at Florida. They will not even legalize weed. That should say something. So the notion that any party (especially the Just say no party) would put forth such large helpful thoughts on drugs are misguided. It will always be the small groups that run with this stuff and none of it seems to come from politics.

I heard a prediction that the US will become like Europe. Once the federal gov is destroyed the individual states will pick up the laws like a separate country. That is the only prediction that made sense to me. Who knows.

 

[Ismene2]

Rfk jnr is supposed to be for psychedelics so maybe theres some hope.

 

[brokedownpalace10]

Dr Oz for Medicare/Medicaid. We're not in Kansas anymore.

 

[blistersinthedark]

Can't help but wonder if any of these black squares is Rick Doblin

 

[iom]

Well hell! Matt Gaetz wasn't exactly an exemplary or even well-qualified candidate for AG, but his replacement Pam Bondi is utterly terrible, worse than Jeff Sessions in many ways.

There's still some hope with RFK Jr if he can get confirmed or installed. I should say that my opinion of RFK Jr is pretty low. I can give him points for speaking boldly on important issues of health and environment that other politicians don't speak about, but he is lazy and intellectually dishonest. He very often arrives at the wrong conclusions and runs with them without giving sufficient consideration to new information along the way. The road to hell is paved with good intentions and all that. That said, whatever shake-up he presides over could make it easier for future psychedelic approvals---or not.

 

[Bitchniggaz]

Rfk jnr is supposed to be for psychedelics so maybe theres some hope.

Joe Rogan also talked with Vance about the potential benefits about psychedelics on his podcast.