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Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) has agreed to buy AtaiBeckley (Nasdaq: ATAI), a psychedelic treatment developer, for up to $3.8 billion.

Why it matters: Pharmaceutical giants, previously hesitant to dabble with psychedelics, have started to sample.