From a comment by /u/oredna in /r/Psychonaut yesterday[0]:
> Worth noting that the actual first is the Center for Psychedelic Studies at the University of Toronto[1]. We were recently featured in a National Post piece[2]. We've been in touch with the author to inform them that it's inaccurate to call ICL's the first given that we already exist.
> That said, this is great news! More psychedelic research, and we're hopefully all going to be collaborating and working together as we move forward.
Great news indeed. Scientific progress into psychedelics needs to be celebrated. We also need to celebrate specific individuals in the field, like Drs. Nichols (father and son both), for their continuing scientific contributions and persistence, often in the face of governmental and industrial opposition [1].
> Worth noting that the actual first is the Center for Psychedelic Studies at the University of Toronto[1]. We were recently featured in a National Post piece[2]. We've been in touch with the author to inform them that it's inaccurate to call ICL's the first given that we already exist.
> That said, this is great news! More psychedelic research, and we're hopefully all going to be collaborating and working together as we move forward.
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/Psychonaut/comments/bhkak8/imperial...
[1] http://cps.radlab.zone/
[2] https://nationalpost.com/health/health-and-wellness/is-micro...