Negative news coverage could also exacerbate fears regarding psilocybin’s potential side effects which include psychotic episodes, paranoia, anxiety, and other effects.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4614785-compass-pathways-explorers-neurological-frontier?source=feed_all_articles

Simply because over 50 years ago, when the Nixon White House initiated the international (and now failed) ‘war on drugs’, psilocybin’s medical potential was yet to be established.

Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/psilocybin-antidepressant-drug-saves-lives-patients-need-access-psychedelics-policy-b1128710.html