RFK Still Uses Psychedelics, Book From Journalist Who Allegedly Had An Affair With Him Implies

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the head of the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), reportedly still uses psychedelics despite being otherwise
sober, a forthcoming book from a journalist who allegedly had a romantic
relationship with him implies.

Kennedy has extolled the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, both as a
2024 Democratic presidential candidate and in his capacity as President
Donald Trump’s health secretary. And he’s been candid about his personal
history with drug addiction that led him to become sober. But if the
account from Olivia Nuzzi’s book, “American Canto,” is accurate, he’s
apparently made an exception for psychedelics.

Nuzzi doesn’t explicitly name Kennedy in the book, instead referring
generally to a “politician” with whom she had a mostly digital affair while
covering his presidential campaign in 2023. But the timeline and details
strongly indicate that Kennedy is the unnamed politician given what’s been
reported about their entanglement, according to The New York Times.

The journalist wrote that Kennedy, at least at the time, continued to use
psychedelics, the newspaper reported after receiving an advance copy of the
book, which comes out in early December.

The article doesn’t provide much detail on which psychedelics he was
allegedly using, but it notes that he told Nuzzi he’s used the potent drug
DMT.

“She writes that despite being ‘sober’ for decades,” the Times reported,
“Kennedy told her that he still uses psychedelics, and even smoked
dimethyltryptamine, or DMT, a powerful drug on which people are known to
have what feel like near-death experiences.”

Marijuana Moment reached out to HHS for comment, but a representative did
not respond.

While it would likely create controversy if it was the case that Kennedy
continues to use psychedelics either medically or recreationally while
serving in Trump’s cabinet, given their status as Schedule I drugs under
the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), the official hasn’t been shy about his
interest in reforming federal laws and promoting their therapeutic use.

As recently as last week, Kennedy, Vice President JD Vance, the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) commissioner and other Trump administration
officials attended a “Make America Healthy Again” summit that featured a
session dedicated to exploring psychedelic medicine.

In June, Kennedy said his agency is “absolutely committed” to expanding
research on the benefits of psychedelic therapy and, alongside of the head
of FDA, is aiming to provide legal access to such substances for military
veterans “within 12 months.”

The secretary also said in April that he had a “wonderful experience” with
LSD at 15 years old, which he took because he thought he’d be able to see
dinosaurs, as portrayed in a comic book he was a fan of.

Last October, Kennedy specifically criticized FDA under the prior
administration over the agency’s “suppression of psychedelics” and a
laundry list of other issues that he said amounted to a “war on public
health” that would end under the Trump administration.

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