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Nov 2019
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Rick Doblin

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Rick Doblin is the founder and executive director of the Multi-Disciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, MAPS. He received his doctorate in Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, where he wrote his dissertation on the regulation of the medical uses of psychedelics and marijuana. You guys are in for a treat with this incredible conversation with the incredible Rick Doblin.


Recorded and Produced by OwlCove Productions

Producer: Lewis Robertson

Audio Engineer: Cody Hamilton

Technical Director: Scott Schwerdtfeger

Production Assistant: Alex Miller


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