Surprised there's been hardly any mention of Michael Pollan's new book. He's the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, and most recently How

Surprised there's been hardly any mention of Michael Pollan's new book. He's the author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, and most recently How to Change Your Mind -- mostly about the recent advances in the study and therapeutic uses of psychedelics. There's also an accessible chapter or two on the latest neurophysiology findings on the psychedelic or mystical state of consciousness. The book goes into some detail about a few FDA-approved clinical trials for MDMA and LSD-assisted psychotherapy underway, some approaching Stage 3 -- these are mainly the result of over 15 years of work by MAPS[1] -- if Stage 2 results are anywhere near as successful as the small Stage 1 trials, we're pretty likely to see legal and widespread adoption for the treatment of PTSD, end-of-life anxiety, and/or depression. [1] http://www.maps.org/ http://www.maps.org/