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Considering Alternatives to Psychedelic Drug Prohibition

27 Jun 2024

Psychedelic substances, such as psilocybin and LSD, have long been touted as holding promise for treating some mental health conditions. An increasing number of U.S. state and local governments are implementing or considering alternative policies to prohibiting some of these substances for nonclinical purposes (i.e., adults can use them for any reason). The authors of this report present new data and analysis to inform these discussions.
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Authors

Ramchand, Rajeev, Priest, Michelle, Kilmer, Beau, Palmer, Keytin, Senator, Ben, Rogers, Rhianna C.

Division
RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Justice Policy Drug Policy Research Center RAND Epstein Family Veterans Policy Research Institute
Pages
161
Published in
United States
RAND Identifier
RR-A2825-1
RAND Type
report
Rights
RAND Corporation
Series
Research Reports
Source
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA2825-1.html

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