The hazards of editing. I had originally written "not doing synthetic opioids because heroin is schedule 1", then dropped the heroin reference because it didn't flow with the rest of the sentence. I assumed the reader would be smart enough to get the inference. It seems that I was mistaken.
LOL, what? Opioids are not derived from heroin. Heroin is an opioid, just a specific type and format. There have never, to my knowledge, been bans on pharma using opioids, broadly, in medicine.
None, because, you know, the whole "pharmaceutical use" bit is a dodge. However, as you admit there is research going on with mescaline, it would seem to render your "you can't do research on schedule 1 drugs" theme moot. The existence of legitimate, reproducible medical benefits would create a market for legal synthetic cannabinoids analogous to the market for synthetic opioids. The lack of real benefits is why big Pharma isn't pushing it.
Again, LOL, what? You admit that there are no pharma studies on mescaline abroad… but earlier you claimed that mescaline was being researched abroad despite no U.S. market for sales.
As for the independent and university research, none of that will get it approved for medical use in the U.S. That’s not how the FDA and pharmaceutical industry work.