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October 17, 2025

Addressing US Demand for Psychedelic Medicines in the Face of Scientific Uncertainty

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Demand for psychedelic medicines is high due to potential therapeutic benefits for mental health conditions, and urges improving FDA pathways.
Increased support for research into psychedelics is necessary, as it can help address the unmet mental health needs experienced by patients.
Policymakers should avoid politically driven FDA approvals and instead focus on evidence-based approaches to ensure safety and efficacy.
Lessons from medical marijuana should guide the development and approval processes for psychedelic medicines to ensure effective patient safeguards.

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Abstract Psychedelic medicines hold the promise of therapeutic benefit for many suffering from serious unmet mental health needs, leading to substantial demand even before these drugs receive FDA approval based on demonstrated safety and effectiveness for particular conditions. Recognizing FDA approval as the ideal path for psychedelics intended for medical use and drawing on lessons from medical marijuana, we encourage policymakers to balance the need for evidence, the importance of patient safeguards, and the desire for speed. They should increase support for psychedelic research, reject approaches that could inhibit that research, explore improvements to FDA’s existing pre-approval access pathway, and avoid politically motivated FDA approval of psychedelic medicines.

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