{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#1: Rick Doblin Past, Present, and Future of Psychedelics, Founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS)","description":"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\u2019 experimentation with nitrous oxide in 1890 to the Controlled Substance Act in 1970 [3:58] The 1970s: Rick\u2019s introduction to LSD, attendance of Stan Groff\u2019s workshop at Esalen, and dropping out of school [8:00] The 1980s: Rick\u2019s 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\u2019s 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; ","author_name":"Psychedelic Times Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/psychedelictimes.com\/","html":"<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>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/10544063"}