Psychedelic drugs are believed to have divine origin and to connect people with a higher power. Hubbard links his efforts to generate Republican enthusiasm for psychedelics, especially ibogaine, to divinely orchestrated action. Clinical evidence from U.S. trials for ibogaine remains limited, while researchers and enthusiasts suggest potential benefits for opioid addiction and withdrawal, and possibly PTSD and traumatic brain injuries. Hubbard met in a Denver church setting and described his role in catalyzing prominent political support. Shortly before the meeting, Donald Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to accelerate research on psychedelics, including ibogaine, for mental-health conditions. Hubbard sought help from Joe Rogan to contact the president about ibogaine, and Trump responded by asking whether FDA approval was desired.
"Hubbard speaks a lot about divinity. He thinks that psychedelic drugs have divine origin and can put you in touch with a higher power. He also believes that his role in catalyzing the most prominent political action supporting psychedelics to date was divinely orchestrated."
"Though robust data from U.S.-based clinical trials about this drug are lacking, some researchers-along with a number of enthusiasts-believe that ibogaine may help people with opioid addiction and withdrawal, and perhaps PTSD and traumatic brain injuries too."
"On a Saturday morning a couple of weeks before Hubbard and I met, Donald Trump signed an executive order that directed several federal agencies to accelerate research on psychedelics-including ibogaine-as treatments for mental-health conditions. Rumors about such an order had circulated among psychedelics insiders since the beginning of April, when Joe Rogan had hosted Hubbard and former Texas Governor Rick Perry on his podcast."
"When the headphones came off, Hubbard told me, he decided to ask Rogan for a favor: Would he contact the president about ibogaine? As Rogan recounted at the Oval Office, "Trump's reply was, 'Sounds great. Do you want FDA approval?'" (At the signing, Trump didn't know at first how to pronounce the word ibogaine, though he did jokingly ask if he could have some.)"
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