Texas is making history by funding a major ibogaine research initiative with an unprecedented sum. As the United States continues to grapple with an increasing rate of mental health conditions, the need for efficacious new treatment modalities is immense.

This is particularly true among the American veterans community. Depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders resulting from those conditions are alarmingly prevalent. So is suicide, unfortunately.

On Thursday, a press release credited to the Texas ...