# FDA Commissioner Marty Makary breaks down Trump's executive order on psychedelics

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-04-21-fda-commissioner-marty-makary-breaks-down-trumps-executive-order-on-psychedelics-1171fd/
- Published: 2026-04-21
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: cbsnews
- Original report: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-breaks-down-trump-executive-order-psychedelics/
- Topics: mental-health
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> President Trump has signed an executive order to expand research into psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment. Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, joins CBS News to discuss.

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*Source: [https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-breaks-down-trump-executive-order-psychedelics/](https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fda-commissioner-marty-makary-breaks-down-trump-executive-order-psychedelics/)*