I remember reading a Time magazine article about 25 years ago about a wonderful new drug named Ecstasy that was going to solve everyone's problems.
Well it (MDMA) certainly seems to keep Nancy Pelosi flying nicely above the reality....
MDMA is still very successfully used for psychotherapy. It is not something magical given out like candy to “everyone”. Only certain patients with characteristics that make them unable to have meaningful therapy.
The problem is it also made for a very good party drug that people frequently abuse. Even though useful in therapy for a small group of people, it was decided the abuse potential was too great.