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Did Trump just relax rules on psychedelic drugs?

4/21/202617 min

With the Iran-US ceasefire hanging by a thread, mixed signals raise fresh doubts about peace talks in Pakistan.

Congress starts asking questions about missing American scientists, pulling an online conspiracy into the political mainstream.

And Trump makes a surprising move on psychedelic drugs, loosening rules in the name of treatment and research.

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First 90 seconds
  1. Anne McElvoy0:00

    [upbeat music] Sky News, the full story first David, here we are again.

  2. James Matthews· Host0:10

    I've got my jacket on today to distinguish me from you, 'cause we look alike.

  3. David Blevins· Host0:15

    Still look like the Mitchells.

  4. James Matthews· Host0:16

    Still look like a c- couple of prison officers, don't we?

  5. David Blevins· Host0:18

    [laughs] Absolutely.

  6. James Matthews· Host0:19

    [laughs] Good to be back, though.

  7. David Blevins· Host0:20

    Yeah. You've been in Scotland for a week.

  8. James Matthews· Host0:22

    Uh, yeah, I went home for, uh, about 10 days.

  9. David Blevins· Host0:25

    How was Caledonia?

  10. James Matthews· Host0:26

    Same as it ever was, really. But it's a, it's different when you go back, isn't it? It's cheaper. Strangers don't say hello in the street. [laughs] And, but everybody's still obsessed by Trump. You find that?

  11. David Blevins· Host0:37

    Well, I was in Ireland two weeks ago. I find they were kind of over Trump- [laughs] ... still fascinated in how America decided he was the best man for the White House. [upbeat music] I'm David Blevins in Washington, DC.

  12. James Matthews· Host0:51

    And I'm James Matthews, and we're both here in the Trump 100 Studio. The US-Iran peace talks, it looks like they're going ahead, but don't ask the president about the travel arrangements. Donald Trump doesn't seem to be across the detail.

  13. David Blevins· Host1:06

    But he has said he's willing to meet senior Iranian leaders if there is a breakthrough in peace talks.

  14. James Matthews· Host1:12

    And 11 American scientists are either dead or missing. What's happened to them? We may be about to find out.

  15. David Blevins· Host1:19

    And the Trump administration gets experimental as the president loosens restrictions on psychedelic drugs.

  16. James Matthews· Host1:27

    David, first

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