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Sen. Fetterman Calls Himself ‘Advocate of Psychedelics,’ Promotes Mushrooms For PTSD
High Times ^ | 6/12/23 | Thomas Edward

Posted on 06/18/2023 5:18:28 PM PDT by Libloather

Sen. John Fetterman offered full-throated support for psychedelics as a form of mental health therapy, bringing the emerging drug reform movement to Capitol Hill.

Fetterman, the junior senator from Pennsylvania, made the comments on Wednesday during Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing, saying he’s “been an advocate of psychedelics in terms of magic mushrooms for PTSD and for veterans especially.”

“I always thought it could be - and maybe I’m wrong - an amazing economic kind of boom for the mushroom [sector],” said Fetterman, as quoted by the website. “I think it could be a revolution in mental health.”

Fetterman, a Democrat who was elected to the United States Senate last year, asked Pietro Farms owner Chris Alonzo, who was testifying at the hearing, if he was “open to thinking of that.”

Alonzo, whose Pennsylvania-based farming cooperative grows white and portobello mushrooms, said his company is “absolutely open.”

“We’re entrepreneurs, but more importantly, we’re trying to create healthy food for the community, for the U.S.,” Alonzo said. “When we look at it, mushroom mycelium goes into products like furniture and soaking up oil - and the nutrition side of mushrooms we got through research through [the U.S. Department of Agriculture] with the mushroom council.”

Fetterman is the chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research. Wednesday’s hearing “focused on agricultural and economic issues critical to Pennsylvania, including expanding crop insurance to cover mushroom farmers, advocating research into psychedelic mushrooms for veterans and others with PTSD, combatting spotted lanternflies, and promoting organic farming,” according to a press release from the senator’s office.

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TOPICS: Agriculture; Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: dopehead; fentanyl; festerman; fetterman; igethigh; johnfetterman; junkie; magicmushroom; magicmushrooms; mushroomhead; mushrooms; pennsylvania; psychedelics; ptsd; shroomhead; shrooms
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To: CFW

Agree, not only is he a Stupid Retard he dresses like a low class slob. Yes, pisses me off too.


21 posted on 06/18/2023 5:42:34 PM PDT by OHPatriot (Si vis pacem, para bellum)
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To: Libloather

Nice going Pencilvania (democrats/cheaters).


22 posted on 06/18/2023 5:43:06 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: CFW

“On a side note, his insistence is dressing so casually and sloppily is an insult to the position which he holds and to the voters of this country.”

Perfect representation for the scum that elected him.


23 posted on 06/18/2023 5:46:47 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: fatima; Fresh Wind; st.eqed; xsmommy; House Atreides; Nowhere Man; PaulZe; brityank; Physicist; ...

Pennsylvania Ping!

Please ping me with articles of interest.

FReepmail me to be added to the list.

24 posted on 06/18/2023 5:57:17 PM PDT by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: Libloather

If your interested...there’s a good series on Netflix about Psychedelics. It goes into the history of the different drugs, and the current state of medicine/clinical trials of their use.

How To Change Your Mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8LRb4jfZ9g


25 posted on 06/18/2023 5:57:22 PM PDT by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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To: Libloather

Ummmm that’s not science, it’s a coin flip.

50 it’s good and 50 it’s bad or worse and that’s generous.

Damn fool.


26 posted on 06/18/2023 6:00:47 PM PDT by Irenic
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To: M Kehoe

“Thanks for the “entertainment” PA.”

Well there goes another headline for the BEE ...right into the dumpster.

own nothing and be happy .... eat magic mushrooms ...could work I guess ?


27 posted on 06/18/2023 6:01:58 PM PDT by 1of10 (be vigilant , be strong, be safe, be 1 of 10 .)
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To: Libloather

Well, what can I say. You can’t argue with results. Just look what it’s done for him.


28 posted on 06/18/2023 6:02:38 PM PDT by Colorado Doug (Now I know how the Indians felt to be sold out for a few beads and trinkets)
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To: All

I’ll stick to licking toads. The psychedelic mushrooms gave me headaches.


29 posted on 06/18/2023 6:10:11 PM PDT by BipolarBob (I was going to start procrastinating this year, I just haven't got around to it.)
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To: Libloather

30 posted on 06/18/2023 6:13:01 PM PDT by windsorknot
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To: Libloather

This country is going down quickly at this point.


31 posted on 06/18/2023 6:20:35 PM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: Libloather

Mushrooms have shown great therapeutic effect in PTSD patients.

Will probably be standard treatment in 10 years.


32 posted on 06/18/2023 6:26:07 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: Libloather

I assumed he was a psychedelic head the first time I saw pictures of him a little before his stroke. An acid head with brain damage is one of our esteemed congressmen.


33 posted on 06/18/2023 6:26:43 PM PDT by arthurus ({.:,Covefe,O)
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To: Libloather

Imagine if Trump had said this.


34 posted on 06/18/2023 6:28:10 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Libloather

This explains much.


35 posted on 06/18/2023 6:29:37 PM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: CFW

I agree. The clothing is very disrespectful to everyone.


36 posted on 06/18/2023 6:29:49 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Libloather

I guess we now know what he was doing when he went on his long absence.


37 posted on 06/18/2023 6:35:42 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Libloather

Why am I not surprised to hear what a shroom head he is


38 posted on 06/18/2023 6:50:52 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: CFW

Indeed he’s a slob. But he has no clue what he’s putting on in the morning. Not his fault.

We have to be kind to the mentally infirm./sarcasm alert.


39 posted on 06/18/2023 7:17:13 PM PDT by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocks)
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To: Mariner

Psilocybin shown effective against clinical depression:

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/psilocybin-treatment-for-major-depression-effective-for-up-to-a-year-for-most-patients-study-shows


40 posted on 06/18/2023 7:23:51 PM PDT by nagant (`)
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