Joe Rogan's appearance at a White House event with Donald Trump has sparked debate over his political stance, focusing on shared interests in mental health and psychedelic therapies.
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The administration is taking steps to ease restrictions and spur research on using the drugs for medical purposes, including conditions like severe depression.
A text from Joe Rogan to Donald Trump set off a rapid White House push to fast-track psychedelic drug policy. Trump signed an executive order for research into drugs like ibogaine and LSD.
Billionaire Peter Thiel also stands to benefit from the executive order signed on Saturday.
Order calls on federal government to relax restrictions on psychedelics, including ibogaine, for potential treatments.
Trump said he respects Rogan even though he is "a little bit more liberal than I am," as Rogan has criticized the administration over the war in Iran and the Epstein files.
Ibogaine and other psychedelics remain banned under the federal government's most restrictive category for illegal, high-risk drugs. But the administration is taking steps to ease restrictions and spur research on using the drugs for medical purposes ...
Joe Rogan says he sent Trump information on ibogaine ...
Trump said his new executive order "directs the FDA to expedite their review of certain psychedelics" for therapy.
Joe Rogan, who has been fiercely critical of Trump's war in Iran, was a special guest in the Oval Office to witness the executive order signing ...