Summary: The Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research (ICPR) interviews MAPS Founder Rick Doblin, Ph.D., about the $5 million donation from the Pineapple Fund to MAPS in 2017 that “changed everything.” The Bitcoin donation from an anonymous Reddit user, Pine of the Pineapple Fund, was a milestone in MAPS’ fundraising history that helped catalyze large donations and contributed to bringing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy closer to becoming an approved prescription treatment for PTSD.
Originally appearing here.