djbrad

I am going to piggyback off of this comment as I feel it covers my own questions and interests. I am currently a fourth year pharmacy student with a huge desire to pursue a residency in the upcoming year at the VAMC in Charleston. My personal interest in psychiatry and psychedelic pharmacology/pharmacotherapy has been a large factor in pursuing the career path I am currently on. It would be a dream of mine to somehow get involved with the work that MAPS does and blend my personal "dream work" with the education and work that is most typical for clinical pharmacists in a hospital setting.

As far as a question, what do you think will take us to the turning point in getting through to lawmakers, to show them that these substances are indeed extremely beneficial for medical use? We have the medical literature, but they don't seem to budge. The scheduling of these substances seems completely asinine, and prohibitive for research. If the evidence we already have isn't enough, when will we get there?

I am very hopeful for the future and improving the treatment for a large portion of our population who suffer a great deal.

Thank you very much for coming here and doing this AMA, I regard your organization with the utmost respect!