Australia has become the first country to recognize psychedelics as medicines after the Therapeutic Goods Administration approved their use for the treatment of mental health conditions like depression and PTSD.
MDMA and psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, will now be considered Schedule 8 drugs which means they are “controlled” and can only be supplied by a pharmacist on prescription. Other Schedule 8 drugs include morphine, oxycodone, and fentanyl often used post-surgery as strong painkillers.
The rescheduling will allow MDMA to be used to treat a host of mental health conditions in a medical…