Health and Human Services secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has made a long series of controversial movies in that role, from attacking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to shutting down promising vaccine studies that could have led to a cure for cancer. DMT, a compound found in animals and plants, is a Schedule I drug, meaning it can only be used in a research setting with federal approval. So Nuzzi is effectively saying RFK Jr. is in violation of federal law.”Kennedy, who professes to be a sober opioid addict, is a mixed bag when it comes to mind-altering substances. While DMT has promise to treat mental illnesses like depression, the FDA hasn’t approved it for medical use, which obviously hasn’t stopped him. More on RFK Jr: RFK Jr Is Suddenly in Real Trouble