What Tania de Jong has said about Therapeutic Goods Administration

De Jong says the final rescheduling consultation drew over 13,000 public submissions, with more than 98% in support.

“over 13,000 Australians supported this submission through public submissions to our Therapeutic Goods Administration supporting the medicine”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #883: How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia's World-First Breakthrough (Sep 18, 2026) · Listen from 13:59

De Jong argues that a key argument to the TGA was that inaction itself carried risk because treatment-resistant patients might take their own lives.

“one of the arguments that was really important for the Therapeutic Goods Administration was there's a risk to not doing anything”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #883: How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia's World-First Breakthrough (Sep 18, 2026) · Listen from 43:33

De Jong believes the testimony of a widow, more than David Nutt's science presentation, was decisive in persuading TGA staff.

“I think it was the fact that people could see a real life example”

The Tim Ferriss Show: #883: How to Legalize Medical Psychedelics in Your Country — Tania de Jong on The Playbook Behind Australia's World-First Breakthrough (Sep 18, 2026) · Listen from 1:25:31