Business Insider Profile Doblin & His MDMA Plans – MAPS ISSUE STATEMENT ON PUBLICATION OF ARTICLE


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But to some 12,000 attendees who paid up to $1,800 a ticket to attend the industry’s biggest conference, the main draw wasn’t the “wellness bro” self-help guru Andrew Huberman or any of the other A-list podcasters and C-list celebrities who peppered the lineup. It was a 69-year-old activist named Rick Doblin, who almost four decades ago decided to change the way America thought about drugs. Doblin kicked off the event in a white suit, looking like a cross between a televangelist and an aging rockstar. “Welcome to the psychedelic ’20s!” he announced, before breaking into an impassioned speech about his plan to get to “net-zero trauma” by 2070 and about how MDMA could be used to create peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Perhaps more than any other single person in the past half-century, Doblin, now 70, is responsible for mainstreaming psychedelics and other once maligned psychoactive substances. He’s a big part of why your grandma is asking you about magic mushrooms and TikTok influencers are trying to sell you ketamine therapy in between dance challenges and makeup tutorials. When the government named MDMA a Schedule 1 substance — a category reserved for drugs like heroin with high abuse potential and no accepted medical use — Doblin sprung into action, founding a nonprofit called the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies in 1986.

We encourage you to read and follow maps.org/safety for information regarding MAPS Code of Ethics for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and our practices to create a culture of safety in the psychedelic community. 

You may safely and confidentially submit misconduct reports related to MAPS staff or collaborators to MAPS’ Compliance Team via email

Participants in clinical trials can report concerns by contacting the study sponsor, found at clinicaltrials.gov, or the Institutional Review Board, found on your study materials.

Statement from MAPS

We have closely examined the facts behind the stories recounted in the recent Business Insider article. We stand behind our work and the work of our independent affiliates Lykos Therapeutics and the Zendo Project. MAPS remains fully supportive of comprehensive, high-quality research, careful analysis of safety and efficacy, and stringent regulatory oversight of any psychedelic-assisted therapy research or delivery.

The article spans four decades and every stage of our growth, from a one-person organization in the 1980’s through today. The bulk of the article is a sensationalized retelling of our story comprised primarily of sensationalized narratives, recycled information already addressed transparently, exaggerated accounts sourced from rumors, and cherry-picked anecdotes.

That being said, MAPS seeks to be remarkably transparent and accountable, so we are closely reflecting on the article to determine if there are concerns raised that we should — and will — address.


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