1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Joe Mattia, founder of psychedelic resource and news site PsychedelicTimes.com, interviews M.A.P.S. (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies) founder Rick Doblin, on his experiences and his insights regarding&amp;nbsp;the future of MDMA assisted psychotherapy. Rick shares some personal history, and references his own &quot;coming out of the psychedelic closet.&quot; There's a mention of the Zendo, the harm reduction program set up by MAPS at festivals, a story about MAPS' beginnings at Esalen, and the use of Cannabis in the clinical trials. &amp;nbsp; Show Notes The history of psychedelics in the US: From William James’ experimentation with nitrous oxide in 1890 to the Controlled Substance Act in 1970 [3:58] The 1970s: Rick’s introduction to LSD, attendance of Stan Groff’s workshop at Esalen, and dropping out of school [8:00] The 1980s: Rick’s studies at Esalen, personal discovery of MDMA, and the start of MAPS as a psychedelic and medical marijuana pharmaceutical non-profit company [9:45] Why it’s important to work within the system [19:00] A possible alliance with the police, who experience high rates of PTSD and could benefit from this type of therapy [25:32] Current status of MDMA studies in Switzerland, Israel, Canada, and the US [29:16] Psilocybin research as end-of-life therapy [44:28] Phase 2 of MDMA research [46:46] Pros, cons, protocol, and challenges of using marijuana for PTSD [52:52] Phase 3 of MDMA research: How MAPS retains its nonprofit status by creating a Public Benefit Corp. [1:16:47] Phase 3 of MDMA research (cont): Therapist training program through MAPS and CIIS certification for psychedelic therapy [1:19:00] Zendo Project at Burning Man [1:30:43] &amp;nbsp; Psychedelic Times Podcast https://psychedelictimes.com/ <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/4031140/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/10544063