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The Guardian - US
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Mattha Busby

‘Can I have some, please?’: has Trump opened the door to a psychedelic future?

Mushrooms grown in tub
Mazatec psilocybin mushrooms ready for harvest in their growing tub in Denver. Photograph: Joe Amon/Denver Post via Getty Images

The scene seemed so far-fetched you could be forgiven for thinking you might be hallucinating.

On the weekend in which psychonauts celebrate “Bicycle Day” – the anniversary of the first LSD trip – Donald Trump was in the Oval Office double-checking that he was correctly pronouncing the name of a lesser-known psychedelic, ibogaine, as he signed a landmark executive order to accelerate research into hallucinogens, and to increase access.

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