Soma, the sacred plant of the Rigveda, and its Iranian counterpart Haoma in the Avesta, have long remained shrouded in mystery. While earlier scholarship identified Soma with various candidates such as Amanita muscaria, Ephedra, Cannabis, and Peganum harmala, no consensus has emerged. This study offers a multidisciplinary approach, combining textual analysis, fieldwork in the Kutch region of...
MDMA is currently a Schedule I controlled substance, the most restrictive category under the Controlled Substances Act. But Lykos Therapeutics' (formerly MAPS PBC) pending New Drug Application for MDMA-assisted therapy as a treatment for PTSD may force the Drug Enforcement Administration's hand: FDA approval supplies the "accepted medical use" that Schedule I drugs are statutorily denied,...