Tensions are running high in the fast-growing field of psychedelic medicine. As companies use aggressive tactics to corner the market, researchers and activists are being pushed toward check-mate.

Alexander Beiner speaks with Jamie Wheal to make sense of what’s been happening – including patent grabs, Tim Ferriss raising the alarm around psychedelic ethics, and striking new accusations of corporate lobbying to prevent Oregon from democratising psilocybin therapy. 

Links referenced in the film: Vice article by Shayla Love revealing Compass Pathways’ patent tactics: https://www.vice.com/en/article/93wmx…

Tim Ferriss’ Twitter thread raising the issue of aggressive psychedelic patenting: https://twitter.com/tferriss/status/1…

And his blog post about it: https://tim.blog/2021/03/05/some-thou…

Christian Angermayer’s response: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/open-l…

David Bronner’s blog post alleging Compass Pathways’ involvement in lobbying to stop Measure 109 in Oregon: https://www.drbronner.com/all-one-blo…