What Joe Rogan has said about Controlled Substances Act

Rogan argued psychedelics were made illegal by the Nixon administration to target the civil rights and anti-war movements, not because of danger.

“the only reason why they're illegal was because of the Nixon administration, the Controlled Substances Act of 1970”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2506 - Michelle Thaller (May 28, 2026) · Listen from 2:13:55

Rogan claims the Nixon-era scheduling of psychedelics was designed to target the civil rights movement.

“But the only reason they did that was to target the civil rights movement”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2499 - Marcus King (May 14, 2026) · Listen from 56:03

Rogan argues psychedelics were outlawed not for being harmful but to target the civil rights and anti-war movements under Nixon.

“They're illegal because of the sweeping Controlled Substances Act of the 1970s and the Richard Nixon administration to target the civil rights movement”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2493 - Protect Our Parks 16 (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:11:01

Rogan argues that public misconceptions about psychedelics stem from the Nixon-era Controlled Substances Act of 1970.

“It's the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. And that thing, it's really nuts. But for 56 years, we've been living underneath that”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2492 - Ari Shaffir (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 16:59