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Biden’s brother says the president is ‘very open-minded’ about psychedelics for medical treatment
Associated Press ^ | June 29, 2023 | Aamer Mahdani and Jesse Bedayn

Posted on 06/29/2023 12:20:57 AM PDT by Olog-hai

President Joe Biden’s youngest brother said in a radio interview Wednesday that the president has been “very open-minded” in conversations the two have had about the benefits of psychedelics as a form of medical treatment.

Frank Biden made the comments during a call into The Michael Smerconish Program on SiriusXM. The host had just interviewed a Wall Street Journal reporter who recently wrote about powerful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and employees who believe the use of psychedelics and similar substances can help lead to business breakthroughs.

“He is very open-minded,” Frank Biden said when asked by Smerconish about conversations he’s had with the president on the topic. “Put it that way. I don’t want to speak, I’m talking brother-to-brother. Brother-to-brother,” the younger Biden said. “The question is, is the world, is the U.S. ready for this? My opinion is that we are on the cusp of a consciousness that needs to be brought about to solve a lot of the problems in and around addiction, but as importantly, to make us aware of the fact that we’re all one people and we’ve got to come together.”

Frank Biden added that he had “done a great deal of research” on the issue “because I’m a recovering alcoholic for many, many years.”

The White House did not respond to a request for comment.

Some researchers believe psilocybin, the compound in psychedelic mushrooms, changes the way the brain organizes itself and can help users overcome things like depression, alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder. A drug that’s related to the anesthetic ketamine was cleared by the FDA to help people with hard-to-treat depression.

But medical experts caution that more research is needed on the drugs’ efficacy and the extent of the risks of psychedelics, which can cause hallucinations. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Weird Stuff
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1 posted on 06/29/2023 12:20:57 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

How could you tell?


2 posted on 06/29/2023 12:22:00 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Olog-hai

The brother is exaggerating. Biden said LSD isn’t half the high of sniffing a sixth grader.


3 posted on 06/29/2023 12:23:03 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: Olog-hai

BTTT


4 posted on 06/29/2023 12:32:13 AM PDT by nopardons
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To: Olog-hai

Surprise, Surprise, Surprise! Who da thunk it? WTF!


5 posted on 06/29/2023 12:34:09 AM PDT by Equine1952
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To: Olog-hai

AP - why not add some detail about Frank’s part in the Biden crime family saga?

surprisingly, there are dozens of references to Frank in the following:

17 Jan 2023: CNN: A famous last name, business deals and a looming probe: Republicans ramp up investigation of Biden family
By Curt Devine, Casey Tolan and Scott Glover
A year after Biden was elected, for example, his youngest brother, Frank, boasted in a speech to medical professionals gathered in Boston of the “bully pulpit” he was afforded due to “my brother Joey,” and vowed to help attendees “get federal dollars.” Just three months ago, Frank Biden was an invited keynote speaker at a medical conference in Venice, Italy, where he gave advice to a group lobbying the federal government – a trip he acknowledged he did not pay for but declined to say who did...READ ON
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/17/politics/biden-family-name-invs/index.html

more Frank:

18 Jan 2020: NY Post: How five members of Joe Biden’s family got rich through his connections
By Peter Schweizer
Joe Biden’s trip to Costa Rica came at a fortuitous time for his brother Frank, who was busy working deals in the country...

As it happened, Joe Biden had been asked by President Obama to act as the administration’s point man in Latin America and the Caribbean...READ ON
https://nypost.com/2020/01/18/how-five-members-of-joe-bidens-family-got-rich-through-his-connections/


6 posted on 06/29/2023 1:15:09 AM PDT by MAGAthon
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah?

How is he on prison food?


7 posted on 06/29/2023 1:28:59 AM PDT by Bullish (Either we don't see it coming or they don't... But somebody's got it coming.)
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My opinion is that we are on the cusp of a consciousness that needs to be brought about to solve a lot of the problems in and around addiction, but as importantly, to make us aware of the fact that we’re all one people and we’ve got to come together.”

I remember this type of blather from the ‘60s. Back to the land, man.


8 posted on 06/29/2023 3:01:45 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: MAGAthon

The BIDEN CRIME FAMILY is ONE SICK CARTEL!!


9 posted on 06/29/2023 3:18:47 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Olog-hai

At least most psychedelics don’t have a disgusting odor, unlike the pot smell that pollutes every street corner in NYC.


10 posted on 06/29/2023 3:21:38 AM PDT by oblomov
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To: Ann Archy

This week or at least very recently, the news from Russia speaks of a a kleptocracy, a nation ruled by kleptocrats.

The word applies in America even more. The Biden family is a family of Kleptocrat’s.


11 posted on 06/29/2023 3:30:06 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Joe Biden is a kleptocrat)
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To: Olog-hai

In the case of Joe, “open-minded” means a hole in the head.


12 posted on 06/29/2023 3:34:13 AM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper (Figures )
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
"In the case of Joe, “open-minded” means a hole in the head."


13 posted on 06/29/2023 3:39:31 AM PDT by clearcarbon (Fraudulent elections have consequences.)
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To: Olog-hai

Biden is so open-minded that his mind actually just fell out.


14 posted on 06/29/2023 5:26:17 AM PDT by euram (allALL)
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To: Olog-hai

The Onion?

Well, that could be the problem with Puddin’ Head. Ok, one of the problems.


15 posted on 06/29/2023 6:42:14 AM PDT by bgill
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To: Olog-hai
Biden’s brother says the president is ‘very open-minded’ about psychedelics for medical treatment

A guy who has had CHUNKS of his already pea-sized brain cut our due to aneurysms, should not be making decisions on mind altering drugs, or ANYTHING for that matter!

16 posted on 06/29/2023 8:09:07 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Biden Crime Family and Dem Party - Two Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the CCP.)
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