{"id":51370,"date":"2021-11-24T06:04:03","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/former-gop-texas-governor-promotes-psychedelics-research-for-veterans-at-event-with-leading-experts\/"},"modified":"2021-11-24T13:45:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:45:53","slug":"former-gop-texas-governor-promotes-psychedelics-research-for-veterans-at-event-with-leading-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannabiscultivatornews.com\/home\/index.php\/2021\/11\/24\/former-gop-texas-governor-promotes-psychedelics-research-for-veterans-at-event-with-leading-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Former GOP Texas Governor Promotes Psychedelics Research For Veterans At Event With Leading Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) recently joined leading psychedelics researchers and advocates for an event focused on promoting research into the therapeutic potential of substances like psilocybin and MDMA for military veterans.<\/p>\n

Perry\u2014who took some by surprise after advocating for a Texas bill<\/a> to require studies into the medical use of psychedelics<\/a> for veterans earlier this year\u2014spoke at the Strength In Numbers gala that was hosted earlier this month by Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS).<\/p>\n

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\u201cIf you would have told me five years ago that Rick Perry, knuckle-dragging, right wing Republican governor of Texas, was going to be in the same sentence with the word \u2018psychedelics,\u2019 I would have bet you the farm, baby,\u201d the former governor said.<\/p>\n

But it was experiences like one where he met a young military veteran with post-traumatic stress disorder who struggled to find adequate health care through VA that has moved him to look beyond the government for assistance.<\/p>\n

After seeing what it took to get that individual the health care he needed, it \u201cbecame abundantly clear to me that our government did a piss-poor job of taking care of veterans\u2014that they didn\u2019t understand how to help these young people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Perry was joined at the recent event by Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelics Studies (MAPS) founder Rick Doblin, as well as author and philanthropist Tim Ferriss.<\/p>\n

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It was an honor to be on stage in Coronado with Governor Rick Perry (@GovernorPerry<\/a>) and Rick Doblin (@RickDoblin<\/a>) to discuss psychedelic therapies and goals for the next several years. <\/p>\n

Learn more about VETS at https:\/\/t.co\/VT66KgrcNM<\/a>. <\/p>\n

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\u2014 Tim Ferriss (@tferriss) November 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Perry, who also served as energy secretary during the Trump administration, talked about what it\u2019s going to take to get the government to seriously consider the potential therapeutic use of psychedelics for vulnerable communities, arguing that the fight should be taken directly to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we\u2019re going to win this battle\u2014if we\u2019re going to get the federal government to basically say it\u2019s okay to have these compounds available for the treatment of post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, the anxiety, the depression, those things that that we know occur out there\u2014we\u2019re going to have to have pressure on the VA,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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We’re honored to have former Texas governor and U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry as a speaker at our Strength in Numbers Gala to End Veteran Suicide. Join us on Veteran’s Day, November 11, at the world-famous Hotel Del Coronado in California. https:\/\/t.co\/qJQt7JkLmR<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/Pmrf9YhFlW<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) (@vetsforvets) November 2, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cYou\u2019re going to have to have a United States congressman sitting in a committee grilling the VA chair, the VA head, the secretary of the VA, the bureaucrats that work there with the secretary of defense, understanding [that] we\u2019ve got to have this done,\u201d Perry said.<\/p>\n

Rep. Colin Allred (D-TX) is an example of a congressman who did just that at a meeting before the House Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee<\/a> in September, when he asked for a status update on research into the use of psychedelics for the treatment of PTSD among veterans.<\/p>\n

An official with VA said the department is \u201cvery closely\u201d following such research and \u201cwe do have researchers that are connected to the VA that are working on some of these projects with their affiliates.\u201d<\/p>\n

At this month\u2019s psychedelic panel, Perry also stressed that \u201cbeing politically active is really important. And I know that may be really unsavory to some of you to have to go get into that mud pit\u2014and it can be, but it\u2019s worth it for these people\u2019s lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to stay really focused on this and win this battle, if you will. And this battle being to allow for veterans to be served in their effort to find their way through these mental illnesses that they\u2019re facing, and that these compounds are the answer to that. I am very much against the legalization of drugs because I don\u2019t want to get a parallel battle going on that we don\u2019t need to be fighting at this particular point in time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s really important for us to win this battle that we\u2019re in right now. We can\u2019t win the war if we don\u2019t win this battle first. So I think it\u2019s really important for us to make sure that our efforts stay as laser focused as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Perry went on to say that he understands that there\u2019s \u201ca little bit of uneasiness maybe about the capitalization of this industry, if you will\u2014and I hope I don\u2019t offend anybody by calling it an industry\u2014but the point is, I don\u2019t think you can grow this into the the expansive treatment infrastructure that you need without capitalism being involved in there somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Our #StrengthInNumbers<\/a> Gala to End Veteran Suicide was a success! <\/p>\n

Head over to the Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) Facebook page to view photo albums with images from the event:https:\/\/t.co\/vsfKZvd59J<\/a> @RickDoblin<\/a> @tferriss<\/a> @GovernorPerry<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/irKggdBP4j<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions (VETS) (@vetsforvets) November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s important that there are companies that invest in this, that there are therapists that get trained, and that\u2019s going to take time and money,\u201d he said. \u201cBut to have the infrastructure in place, may be one of the most important things that we do, to\u2026win the war, if you will, of destigmatizing and taking the taboo away.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doblin\u2019s organization, MAPS, has been at the forefront of psychedelics research, including by leading Food and Drug Administration-approved clinical trials<\/a> into MDMA in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder.<\/p>\n

Ferriss, meanwhile, has been helping to fund various psychedelics research initiatives throughout the country. For example, he\u2019s providing funding through his Saisei Foundation to support a first-of-its-kind psychedelics policy center<\/a> at Harvard Law School.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Photo elements courtesy of carlosemmaskype<\/a> and Apollo<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The post Former GOP Texas Governor Promotes Psychedelics Research For Veterans At Event With Leading Experts<\/a> appeared first on Marijuana Moment<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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