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The Worst Censorship of Research in the History of the World

Psychedelics and MDMA do have a very strong evidence base. Both agents are not new, they were made by Merck around the time of World War I. The story is one of what I call the worst censorship of research in the history of the world. It was seen to be fueling the anti-Vietnam war movement,. They banned it as a medicine as well, which was reprehensible and spiteful.

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