What Joe Rogan has said about Ibogaine

Rogan argues ibogaine is among the most effective addiction treatments.

“Ibogaine is one of the most effective treatments for people that have addictions”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 2:13:03

Rogan argues ibogaine's Schedule I status is unjustified given its demonstrated medical use.

“And it's Schedule 1, which is crazy because Schedule 1 has no legitimate medical use”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2567 - Mariana van Zeller (Oct 16, 2026) · Listen from 2:18:44

Rogan claims a single ibogaine dose frees many people from addictions of all kinds.

“for a large percentage of people, just one dose is good enough to get them off of everything, whatever they're on”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2517 - Taylor Sheridan (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:27:19

Rogan recounts that Trump was receptive when Rogan brought ibogaine to him and signed a related measure a week later.

“But Trump was very open to it. He said, what are you looking for? Are you looking for FDA approval?”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2517 - Taylor Sheridan (Jun 23, 2026) · Listen from 1:28:52

Rogan argues ibogaine appears neuroregenerative and would be embraced by pharma if patentable.

“It seems to be neuro regenerative in a profound way. That if this was a drug that you could patent, Pharmaceutical drug companies would be all over this shit”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2515 - Chase Hughes (Jun 17, 2026) · Listen from 46:10

Rogan recounts that after he texted Trump about ibogaine, Trump told him at a UFC event the next day that it was done.

“I texted him on Friday. He showed up to the UFC on Saturday, shook my hand and said, it's done”

The Joe Rogan Experience: JRE MMA Show #179 with Josh Thompson & "Big" John McCarthy (May 27, 2026) · Listen from 2:33:36

Rogan relays Rick Perry's account that ibogaine reduced his measured brain atrophy.

“He went and got an examination after he did it, and his brain atrophy had dropped by 25%. He went back in six months later. It was all gone”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2495 - Tim Burchett (May 7, 2026) · Listen from 2:05:41

Rogan claims Rick Perry's age-related brain atrophy reversed substantially and then fully after Ibogaine treatment.

“Within six weeks or so after doing it, 25% of the atrophy was gone. Six months later, 100% of it was gone”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2493 - Protect Our Parks 16 (May 1, 2026) · Listen from 2:11:49

Rogan praises Dan Patrick for allocating $100 million to the Texas ibogaine initiative after being persuaded by its advocates.

“So he's allocated rather $100 million in Texas for the Ibogaine Initiative, which is amazing”

The Joe Rogan Experience: #2492 - Ari Shaffir (Apr 30, 2026) · Listen from 13:23