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Kevin Walby, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Winnipeg

The rise of psychedelic capitalism: Work harder and be happy about it?

Once stigmatized and outlawed, psychedelics are moving from the counterculture to the mainstream. From Prince Harry’s use of psilocybin to National Football League quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ adventures with ayahuasca, our media is awash with accounts of their professed benefits.

Hundreds of universities around the world are now engaging in psychedelic research. And psychedelic legalization initiatives are taking hold.

Psychedelics are becoming big business. Just as private capital flooded the cannabis sector years ago, a psychedelic gold rush is underway.

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