Michael Pollan worries we don't know enough to legalise psychedelic drugs

Speaking in Melbourne, the journalist who has become synonymous with the conversation on psychedelics explains why it’s complicated

To some, Michael Pollan is the game changer of the psychedelic conversation; to others, who have concerns, the gatekeeper.

The journalist’s sixth book, How to Change Your Mind, topped the New York Times bestseller list and took a broad view of the history, culture and scientific research around psychedelics.

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I just don’t think we know enough to legalise these [psychedelic] drugs. We should decriminalise them.

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