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An executive order

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from President Donald Trump

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calls for fast-tracking

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research and access to

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psychedelic medicines

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for treatment of

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mental health disorders.

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What was your reaction

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when you learned of

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this executive order

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that kind of

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gives the FDA fast track?

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So, the executive order

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does several things

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but the thing that I think

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is going to have

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the greatest impact on our work

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and the psychedelic industry

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as a whole

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is that it is going to

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accelerate the rate

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at which the FDA

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can evaluate drugs like this.

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In particular

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three companies got these

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national program vouchers

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that is going to accelerate

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even more the speed at which

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the FDA is reviewing

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their applications for approval.

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The concern that I have

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quite honestly

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is that the FDA

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will approve this

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sooner than we were expecting

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and we don't really have

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the capacity in terms of rooms

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but especially the therapists

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that are going to attend

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to these individuals

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to accommodate the demand

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that's going to occur

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when that happens.