Dr. Griffiths began at Johns Hopkins in 1972, after earning his PhD from the University of Minnesota (1). More than 24 years ago, Roland Griffiths, PhD, began a groundbreaking research program with a study that investigated the effects of high-doses of psilocybin in healthy volunteers in a controlled setting (1). “When administered under supportive conditions, psilocybin occasioned experiences similar to spontaneously occurring mystical experiences,” concluded part of the abstract from the study (4). “Although Dr. Griffiths will not be around to see all the fruits of his labor, his influence of his legacy will reverberate well beyond his passing,” wrote one article covering his life and accomplishments (5). “One of the psychedelic industry’s true shining lights.”“A hallmark feature of [psychedelic] experiences is that we’re all in this together,” Dr. Griffiths stated earlier this year (1).

Source: New York Times October 19, 2023 08:43 UTC