given the decades of work already done and the many millions of dollars spent on research, is it likely to be a neglected cause area?
It’s neglected. As discussed in the linked article, scientific research is really expensive & the current psychedelic research is only happening because some private donors are funding it.
Governments are a major driver of scientific funding (NIH intends to grant $39.1 billion in 2019), and governments aren’t touching psychedelic research at all.
From my present vantage, It seems clear that psychedelic research is funding constrained, such that more money would convert into more research.
Also there’s the related issue of ending the explicitly racist war on drugs, which is also an expensive project that’s funding constrained.
It’s neglected. As discussed in the linked article, scientific research is really expensive & the current psychedelic research is only happening because some private donors are funding it.
Governments are a major driver of scientific funding (NIH intends to grant $39.1 billion in 2019), and governments aren’t touching psychedelic research at all.
From my present vantage, It seems clear that psychedelic research is funding constrained, such that more money would convert into more research.
Also there’s the related issue of ending the explicitly racist war on drugs, which is also an expensive project that’s funding constrained.