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When one used to think about psychedelics, the image that most likely came to mind was of someone tripping out during the height of 1960s counterculture. Yet what is less known is that prior to psychedelics’ association with counterculture, there was significant medical research being done regarding the clinical applications of many psychedelic substances. Most of this research, however, was discontinued when psychedelics became so associated with the rebelliousness of the 1960s. But as time has passed, and preconceptions have gradually been shed, the research into the medical uses of psychedelics has resumed, and some psychedelics are now legalized and being used clinically in North America. So why is the resurgence of psychedelic research so important, and how can psychedelics offer potentially life transforming experiences? Ronan Levy, co-founder of Field Trip Health, joins the podcast.