Embracing Epistemic Humility: Rethinking Psychedelic Exceptionalism Through Diverse Perspectives

Psychedelic medicine raises ethical questions beyond the clinical setting, including issues of equity, access, and the potential for misuse. Cohen and Marks examine these often-overlooked ethical dimensions, arguing that as the field advances, careful attention must be paid to how psychedelic therapies are regulated, distributed, and integrated into healthcare to avoid repeating past injustices and to ensure broad, equitable benefit.

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Abstract

In their contribution to the rapidly developing field of research on psychedelic medicine, Glenn Cohen and Mason Marks shed light on a frequently overlooked but critical aspect of ethical considera...