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Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research on psychedelics including psilocybin, MDMA, and ibogaine, directing the FDA to expand clinical trials and "Right to Try" access for serious mental health conditions. Drug scheduling remains unchanged. Psychedelic stocks surged, with AtaiBeckley up ~25% Monday and gains across Compass Pathways, Definium Therapeutics, and Cybin.
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00:00It's Benzinga, bringing Wall Street to Main Street.
00:02President Trump signed an executive order on Saturday to accelerate research on psychedelics
00:07such as psilocybin, MDMA, and Ibogaine, according to CNBC. The order directs the U.S. Food and
00:14Drug Administration to expand clinical trials and right-to-try access for patients with serious
00:20mental health conditions while leaving drug scheduling unchanged. The move follows a prior
00:25effort to reschedule cannabis that has stalled in review. Stocks tied to psychedelics developers
00:30rose with a Tybeckley up about 25% Monday and gains across Compass Pathways, Difinium Therapeutics,
00:36and Siben. Industry leaders said the order signals legitimacy and is meaningful,
00:41but its impact depends on execution through rigorous science,
00:44safety standards, and real-world clinical outcomes. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.
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