Jonathan

Michael

Lubecky

Governmental Affairs

Strategic Communications

Media Consultant

Freelance Journalist


ABOUT JONATHAN LUBECKY

Jonathan Lubecky has extensive experience in multiple subject areas, both with in the United States and Internationally. Originally serving in both the Marine Corps, and medically retired from the Army after serving a combat tour in Iraq in 2006. Jon is an Honors graduate of The Citadel with degrees in Political Science, Middle East History, and Intelligence Analysis, graduating in 2015. He has worked on campaigns from School Board to President, and every office in between. Pivoting from campaign work, Jon became an advocate for Psychedelic Assisted Therapy after it cured his PTSD. In pursuit of his goal to help those he served with to heal from PTSD, he has passed several pieces of legislation on the State, Federal, and international level. To include having the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration investigate psychedelic treatments, as well as helping to create the bipartisan PATH Caucus. He also has extensive media experience appearing in a Webby Award winning Economist Video (beating out a Marvel film), and appearing in three #1 Netflix Series (Goop Labs, Business of Drugs, and How to Change Your Mind), as well as debates on Rising and Breaking Points.

In Jon’s spare time he travels to Ukraine to provide humanitarian and medical aid to civilians who reside near the ongoing fighting. He also works in advocacy involving Psychedelic Assisted Therapy in the United Nations and across Europe. While hailing from Cleveland, and residing in the Carolinas or overseas his adult life, he currently resides in Washington DC with his adorable Boykin Spaniel, Her Royal Highness, Princess Rebecca II of South Carolina, better known as Becca.

Media Appearances and Articles

Stars & Stripes: FDA expands access to ecstasy drug for PTSD therapy - Veterans - Stripes

New York Post: FDA expands access to research MDMA for PTSD treatment (nypost.com)

Fox News: Party drug MDMA a step closer to legalization for PTSD therapy | Fox News

Daily Beast: Suicidal Vet Calls MDMA Treatment ‘a Miracle’ (thedailybeast.com)

Washington Post: Ecstasy could be ‘breakthrough’ therapy for soldiers, others suffering from PTSD - The Washington Post

The Royal Pharmaceutical Journal: 'Like a hug from everyone who loves you' — how MDMA could help patients with trauma - The Pharmaceutical Journal (pharmaceutical-journal.com)

WRAL: MDMA - you may know it as ecstasy - proves to be effective against PTSD :: WRAL.com

Time: How the War on Drugs Has Harmed Veterans With PTSD | Time

NOVA: Hitting the Brain's Reset Button | NOVA | PBS

Science Explorer: Meet a Former Soldier Who Overcame His Life-Threatening PTSD With MDMA-Therapy | The Science Explorer

Forbes: Party Drug Ecstasy Showing Great Promise Treating Severe PTSD, Now In Final Clinical Trials (forbes.com)

WebMD: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Depression, PTSD? (webmd.com)

Economist: How MDMA is being used to treat PTSD | The Economist - YouTube

US News & World Report: Psychedelics for Mental Health | Mind | US News

Inc: Why Rick Doblin Is Trying to Reclaim 'Molly' as Medicine | Inc.com

CBC Radio: The Big Trip: How psychedelic drugs are changing lives and transforming psychiatry | CBC Radio

NY Post: Real-life Walter White made drugs to help vets with PTSD (nypost.com)

Guardian:Psychedelic mental health treatment expected to be approved in Australia within five years | Mental health | The Guardian

Military Times: Opinion: Honor the fallen by saving the living (militarytimes.com)

King 5 News: FDA trial uses Ecstasy to treat PTSD | king5.com

Medium: MDMA Helped Me Recover from War. I went from being in a mental… | by Jonathan Lubecky | Medium

Goop Labs: "The Goop Lab" The Healing Trip (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

The Business of Drugs: "The Business of Drugs" Synthetics (TV Episode 2020) - IMDb

How to Change Your Mind: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21062540/?ref_=nm_knf_c_2

Live News 5 Charleston: Victim identified of Hanover Street shooting in downtown Charleston (live5news.com)

Live News 5 Charleston: Coroner: Man cutting grass drowns after lawnmower falls into Summerville pond (live5news.com)

Stripes: Secret bitcoin philanthropist backs research of ecstasy as treatment for PTSD - News - Stripes

FitsNews: "War On Pot" Casualty - FITSNews

ScreenRant: Ecstasy May Be The Answer To PTSD Reveals Netflix's Business of Drugs (screenrant.com)

CBS News: MDMA, the main ingredient in ecstasy, could be key in helping veterans with PTSD - CBS News

FitsNews: Jonathan Lubecky: Why Does South Carolina's "Top Cop" Want Veterans To Die? - FITSNews

RedState: The Cure for PTSD? How a Rave Drug Can Be a Treatment – RedState

Military Families & Mental Health Caucus: https://youtu.be/-Pcim_IfISE

The Intercept: https://theintercept.com/2022/07/14/ptsd-psychedelic-therapy-research-congress/

Hill Rising: https://youtu.be/Q2bwuGKFzIE

Counterpoints: https://youtu.be/SMgkYfXlsUk

Trendier Podcast: https://youtu.be/LvfsTLx8-Z8

Hill Rising: https://youtu.be/zBuqJ0B49z4


PHILOSOPHY

Jonathan has worked tirelessly to prove that PTSD is NOT a “lifelong mental illness, that once acquired, is your ‘new normal’ that cannot be healed, but can be mitigated by the excessive use of daily mental health medications” but is a Mental Injury, that with proper care and treatment can be healed for most like any physical injury. He has done this through Media, Governmental Affairs, and through direct action. Since March 2022 he has travelled to Romania, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine to conduct Humanitarian Relief operations. He has been using his military logistics training to set up warehouses and food/medical distribution networks.


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