North Carolina is considering legalizing medical marijuana, but a State Representative wants to fund research on psychedelics for therapeutic use.
Representative John Autry is drafting a bill to fund psychedelic research at Duke and UNC Medical School for $4.2M.
- The proposed therapy would target PTSD, depression, eating disorders, substance abuse, and end-of-life anxiety.
- North Carolina would join a handful of states legalizing or researching psychedelics while others are working on their framework.
- Pearl Psychedelic Institute in Waynesville, N.C., is already doing legal psychedelic-assisted therapy with MDMA and ketamine for patients.
- The therapy works by deactivating the amygdala and allowing fragmented trauma memories to come up and be dealt with in a conscious state.
- People who haven't found relief from conventional treatments could benefit from these drugs as a tool for therapy.
- Psilocybin, ketamine, and MDMA are gaining attention for their healing properties in microdoses for various medical and mental health conditions.
