#71 Hamilton Morris Sued, MAGA Weirdo on Shrooms, VA Mental Health Collapse Under Trump 05.20.2026

Russell, Normie, Pace and James debut a new podcast format covering the latest developments in psychedelics, drug policy, and politics. Today, they review the latest Church of Sacred Synthesis lawsuit news, misperceptions of the "psychedelic Left", Purdue Pharma's collapse, the Trump administration's cuts to fentanyl test strip funding, vaccine and ivermectin discourse, and worsening conditions in veterans' mental healthcare.  Footnotes:  Michelle Lhooq — "We Have Entered the Era of Conservative Psychedelia" https://ravenewworld.substack.com/p/we-have-entered-the-era-of-conservative Associated Press — "OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to dissolve in opioid settlement" https://apnews.com/article/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-criminal-sentence-settlement-b8aa94eaab3d9d8efed520f272f6d810 Vocal Politics — On Jake Lang being arrested for psychedelic mushrooms https://www.instagram.com/p/DYNljTRjdRI/?igsh=OXpkeGVxMDQ0OGo3 The New York Times — "Trump Administration Restricts Funding for Fentanyl Test Strips" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/health/trump-fentanyl-test-strips.html The New York Times — "FDA Delays Publication of Vaccine Safety Research" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-studies.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur ProPublica — "Veterans Who Depend on Mental Health Care Keep Losing Their Therapists Under Trump" https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-mental-health-therapists-quit-trump Drug Policy Alliance — Harm Reduction Form Letter https://engage.drugpolicy.org/secure/take-action-protect-funding-treatment-overdose-prevention-lifesaving-services