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Johns Hopkins to lead first federally-funded psychedelic study in decades

For the first time in around five decades, the US government has issued a federal grant for the study of psychedelics. The grant is intended to study the psychedelic compound psilocybin as a potential therapeutic tool for addressing addiction.

Despite their continued illegality, psychedelics have once again exploded in popularity, particularly the practice of “microdosing,” with users giving anecdotal reports about benefits.