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I believe in the medical potential of compounds like MDMA and I don’t think the science is especially flawed. What I’m questioning is the motivation of some lob

I believe in the medical potential of compounds like MDMA and I don’t think the science is especially flawed. What I’m questioning is the motivation of some lobbying organizations’ members.

starkd 3y ago
But do you believe it because of the science or because you really really want to believe it? That's a serious question. I don't expect a ready answer.
- eimrine 3y ago
  Your forgot to mention one more possible case: it is not science because of some political reasons.
  - abyssin 3y ago
    Research was made impossible for 30 years but now there’s a thriving literature.
    - eimrine 3y ago
      How much time and how many countries are there in your definition of "now"? And how on Earth the Pihkal has been published exactly 30 years ago if the research was "impossible"?
- abyssin 3y ago
  I started with really wanting to believe it, and personal experiences have made it more mixed. I keep believing because of science, but the antiscientific attitude of some of the psychedelic community makes me wary about the future.