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July 31, 2024: FDA decision soon on MDMA for PTSD; The legacy of a tough-on-crime DA

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Courtesy Van Cise family
Philip Van Cise in 1922 receiving his medal in 1922 for distinguished service in WW I while his wife. Sara, and children Edwin and Eleanor, watch.

It's illegal. And a party drug. But MDMA, also known as ecstasy and molly, shows promise in treating PTSD. The FDA has an August deadline to approve it, after clinical trials that include Colorado. Then, a father and son bond over gardening in Colorado Springs. Plus, the legacy of a tough-on-crime Denver DA from the 1920s. And En Garde! A Colorado fencer heads to the Paralympics.