{"id":440,"date":"2026-06-12T17:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=440"},"modified":"2026-06-12T17:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T17:38:46","slug":"the-spectacle-ep-430-will-the-va-finally-approve-mdma-therapy-for-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=440","title":{"rendered":"<i>The Spectacle<\/i> Ep. 430: Will The VA Finally Approve MDMA Therapy for Veterans?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"152\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/6SQJIQLVt4laYp1iEhQuzH?utm_source=generator&amp;si=28cd4c81b294450d\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched a trial with MDMA therapy to help treat veterans dealing with severe mental health issues.<strong> (RELATED: Stop Playing Politics with Drug Pricing)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=436\">America on the Brink<\/a><\/p><p>Benjamin Krause, attorney and advocate for disabled veterans, joins <em>The Spectacle Podcast<\/em> hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay to weigh the different therapy options available to veterans and whether MDMA treatments will be effective. Benjamin shares how the VA has approached different alternative health treatments and how the MAHA movement has begun to shift policy. They also discuss the implications of these trials if they are successful, and touch on other concerns about the VA as an institution. <strong>(READ MORE: Veterans Affairs Will Provide Abortions Nationwide)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/?p=434\">Karmelo Anthony and Race \u2018Justice\u2019<\/a><\/p><p><strong>Tune in to hear their discussion!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" class=\"rumble\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v78wima\/?pub=s6xwj\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe><\/p><p><strong>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"spectacle\" class=\"wp-image-17\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp\" width=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6.webp 400w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/nationallogisticspost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f14c762152ddc4b5d4d5a9c54d25ddb6-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Listen to\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Spotify.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p><strong><em>Watch\u00a0<\/em>The Spectacle<em>\u00a0with Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay on\u00a0Rumble.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A most wonderful article<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-spectacle"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Spectacle Ep. 430: Will The VA Finally Approve MDMA Therapy for Veterans? 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