Rick Doblin
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Oh, he's incredible Yeah, interesting though.
Oh, he's incredible Yeah, interesting though.
Oh, he's incredible Yeah, interesting though.
Oh, right. No, he was very much pro-psychedelic and had multiple experiences during the 60s.
Oh, right. No, he was very much pro-psychedelic and had multiple experiences during the 60s.
Oh, right. No, he was very much pro-psychedelic and had multiple experiences during the 60s.
Yeah, it was the most popular TV show in the world at some points.
Yeah, it was the most popular TV show in the world at some points.
Yeah, it was the most popular TV show in the world at some points.
But about your question about frustration. Yes, the answer is yes. But it's important not to be overwhelmed, I guess, by frustration is just to continue plodding along. We've just passed MAPS's 39th anniversary, April 8th. I had, 1986 is when I started MAPS. And when I started MAPS, I didn't really know that it would ever succeed, that we would ever make MDMA into medicine.
But about your question about frustration. Yes, the answer is yes. But it's important not to be overwhelmed, I guess, by frustration is just to continue plodding along. We've just passed MAPS's 39th anniversary, April 8th. I had, 1986 is when I started MAPS. And when I started MAPS, I didn't really know that it would ever succeed, that we would ever make MDMA into medicine.
But about your question about frustration. Yes, the answer is yes. But it's important not to be overwhelmed, I guess, by frustration is just to continue plodding along. We've just passed MAPS's 39th anniversary, April 8th. I had, 1986 is when I started MAPS. And when I started MAPS, I didn't really know that it would ever succeed, that we would ever make MDMA into medicine.
It was the height of Nancy Reagan and Just Say No and the escalation of the drug war.
It was the height of Nancy Reagan and Just Say No and the escalation of the drug war.
It was the height of Nancy Reagan and Just Say No and the escalation of the drug war.
And I realized that it was worth doing, working towards bringing psychedelics forward, whether it worked or not. And that's what really gave me the mindset to not be overwhelmed by the frustration, by how many obstacles there's been. Because I always had this feeling that we need this kind of healing. We need this access to these experiences.
And I realized that it was worth doing, working towards bringing psychedelics forward, whether it worked or not. And that's what really gave me the mindset to not be overwhelmed by the frustration, by how many obstacles there's been. Because I always had this feeling that we need this kind of healing. We need this access to these experiences.
And I realized that it was worth doing, working towards bringing psychedelics forward, whether it worked or not. And that's what really gave me the mindset to not be overwhelmed by the frustration, by how many obstacles there's been. Because I always had this feeling that we need this kind of healing. We need this access to these experiences.
And it's been tragic when we think about the number of veteran suicides, for example, that are happening every year. And if the Drug Enforcement Administration, when they made MDMA illegal, in 1985. They did that on an emergency basis. We were in the middle of a lawsuit against the DEA, what's called an administrative law judge lawsuit.
And it's been tragic when we think about the number of veteran suicides, for example, that are happening every year. And if the Drug Enforcement Administration, when they made MDMA illegal, in 1985. They did that on an emergency basis. We were in the middle of a lawsuit against the DEA, what's called an administrative law judge lawsuit.