Update on an old post In search of a quote - on how psychedelic literature and research has impressive standards

Turns out it was:

Tactics of Legitimation in the Psychedelic Sciences: Lessons for Feminist Sociology of Knowledge by Michelle Corbin

"Contemporary psychedelics researchers are extremely sensitive to the precariousness of their work. They emphasize state-of-the-art research methodologies so that their scientific rigor cannot be in any doubt (Grob, 2007). They keep all of their discussions of the significance of these potent substances well inside the bounds of dominant scientific epistemology and ontology. They are especially careful to avoid the most denounced aspects of the controversial first-wave sciences, such as a seemingly “messianic” or “evangelical” message (Grob, 1998; Lee & Shlain, 1985)."