Australia's medicines regulator rejects call to legalise psychedelic drugs for use in mental health settings, saying changing the rules could lead to the drugs being misused.
Australia's medicines regulator has rejected a call to legalise psychedelic drugs for use in mental health settings.An independent review found the drugs may show promise for therapeutic use
The Theraputic Goods Administration has rejected an application to amend current poisons regulations to allow for psilocybin — also known as magic mushrooms — and MDMA to be used in medically controlled environments. TGA's decision means the drugs will not be downscaled from Schedule 9 drugs, which are prohibited substances, to Schedule 8 drugs which are controlled substances."I am satisfied that psilocybin poses a high danger for both acute and long-term effects if abused or misused by way of access outside of strictly controlled medical and scientific research settings," the author of the final decision, who is not named, said.
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