Dr. Roland Griffiths, the leading psychedelic researcher pioneer, died at 77 in his home in Baltimore, Maryland. His work spanned disciplines, but he was most well-known for his advocacy and leadership in psychedelic research, starting with his mindblowing 2006 study. The paper, “Psilocybin can occasion mystical-type experiences having substantial and sustained personal meaning and spiritual significance,” showed psilocybin could positively put the cancer patients the study was on at ease from their terminal diagnosis. It’s largely responsible for the renewed scientific discourse about psychedelics and the subsequent legislation shifts we see. When The Economist covered the study, the article was titled, “The God Pill.”