Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish Pathway for Psychedelic Drug Treatments

Comedian and podcaster Joe Rogan sent Trump ibogaine data, which explained how treatments can improve a person’s life.
Trump Signs Executive Order to Establish Pathway for Psychedelic Drug Treatments
President Donald Trump signs an executive order aiming to further US federal medical research and clinical trials for certain psychedelic drugs, in the Oval Office on April 18, 2026. Jim Watson/ AFP via Getty Images
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President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 18 that will establish a pathway that gives people with mental illnesses access to psychedelic drugs, including ibogaine compounds.

The executive order signed on Saturday morning aimed to accelerate research and approval of psychedelic drugs that could save lives and help reverse the mental illness plaguing America, according to the order.

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