n.a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States
In 2011 Canada made it illegal to possess or import anything (from chemicals to beakers) with the purpose of making meth or MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy.
Eleven years later, the Food and Drug Admin-istration has approved the first human studies on the efficacy of MDMA. The tests could begin as early as six months from now.
We need to support the invention of empowering innovations, particularly within bioscience and our medical devices sectors, which I wrote about in my column with Kelvyn Cullimore and the Medical Device Manufacturing Association (MDMA) last week.