The Guardian: Thursday 28 June 2012
Psychedelic drugs can unlock mysteries of brain – former government adviser
David Nutt says research into mental illness is hampered by the prohibition of drugs such as psilocybin and LSD.
"Scientists should have access to illegal psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin to aid them in brain research, according to the government's former drug adviser Professor David Nutt. He said that research into the deepest mysteries of the brain, including consciousness and mental illness, had been curtailed by the prohibition of the drugs.
Prof Nutt said that scientists might find treatments for conditions such as schizophrenia by using modern techniques to study the effects of psychedelic drugs on the brain....."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jun/28/psychedelic-drugs-mysteries-brain-government-adviser