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TheraPsil Short Documentary:Advocating for Psychedelic Therapy: A Story of Unity, Healing & Hope
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November 29, 2023 Join us on a stirring journey with Janis Hughes and a dedicated team advocating for legal access to psilocybin therapy....
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Forbes:Quebec Therapists Conduct First Legal Psilocybin Group Therapy Session
John November 14, 2023 TheraPsil announced Monday that it has supported Quebec’s first legal group therapy session with psilocybin. The session, during which two...
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Quebec Breaks New Ground in Psychedelic Therapy
John November 13, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Quebec Breaks New Ground in Psychedelic Therapy: Patients Treated Together at Hope & Cope Cancer Wellness Centre...
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Global NewsCanada must study psychedelic treatment for veteran PTSD ‘immediately’: Senate report
Adam November 10, 2023 A Senate report is recommending the federal government “immediately” conduct a “major research program” into how psychedelics can help veterans...
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The Globe and MailOpinion: Magic mushrooms are following a path well-trodden by cannabis
John November 7, 2023 "Will history repeat itself? Will psychedelic drugs like psilocybin eventually be legalized? Probably. And it’s a shame we’re going to...
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DH CanadaCould Canada legalize magic mushrooms? We asked federal parties their stance
Adam October 25, 2023 Advocates and business owners are pushing for psilocybin (i.e., magic) mushrooms to be legalized in Canada, but the federal parties...
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Psychonaut POVQ&A with Spencer Hawkswell, Patient Advocate & CEO
Adam October 18, 2023 When Spencer Hawkswell discovered psilocybin, he couldn’t sit back and watch his own government deny its citizens a viable path...
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Canadian Press:Federal Court ruling sets back health workers seeking psilocybin mushroom access
John October 11, 2023 From Darryl Greer of the Canadian Press. Despite a recent setback in court, the TheraPsil community remains steadfast in our...
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Healthy Debate:Should “magic mushrooms” be legalized? Experts weigh in
John October 3, 2023 From the Healthy Debate's Maddi Dellplain: Many have advocated for decriminalizing psilocybin or legalizing it for medical purposes alone. Others...
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Psychedelic SpotlightTherapsil unveils mdma-assisted psychotherapy training program
Adam September 30, 2023 The pilot phase of this training is expected to launch in early 2024 and will cater to practitioners who have...
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Ottawa Citizen:Ottawa’s strange state of psilocybin
John September 28, 2023 From the Ottawa Citizen's Andrew Duffy: Simon St. Laurent’s story is one of resilience and transformation. Simon's battle with alcoholism...
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TheraPsil Unveils MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Training Program
John September 25, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TheraPsil Unveils MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy Training Program VANCOUVER, BC, September 25th, 2023 - TheraPsil, an non-profit organization...
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CTV NewsPsilocybin Advocates Rally for Psilocybin Access
John September 19, 2023 On September 15th, Project Solace, a coalition of organizations advocating for legal access to psychedelics & psychedelic therapy, gathered at...
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Project Solace Launches Campaign for Psilocybin Funding: Second Letter to Minister Jennifer Whiteside
John September 19, 2023 Project Solace Launches Campaign for Psilocybin Funding: Second Letter to Minister Jennifer Whiteside To: Hon. Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of...
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Urgent Plea for Psilocybin Funding: TheraPsil Calls for Leadership, Equity, and Affordability from BC Minister Jennifer Whiteside
spencer Hawkswell August 11, 2023 On May 24th, 2023, TheraPsil composed a letter to the Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, urgently seeking provincial funding for a groundbreaking...
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Project Solace: Letters Requesting Provincial Funding for Psilocybin
spencer Hawkswell August 11, 2023 Project Solace: Provincial Funding Plan for Psilocybin Dear TheraPsil members and supporters. I am inviting you to join in a...
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CBCHealth care providers learn to guide dying patients through a psychedelic trip
Adam August 8, 2023 Psychiatrist Cheryl Willsie spent nearly a week in Hamilton learning how to walk a patient through an experience on psychedelic...
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TheraPsil Invites Treatment Organizations to Join Project Solace: Revolutionizing Access to Psilocybin Therapy in Canada
John August 2, 2023 Message for Treatment Organizations Seeking Psilocybin Support Vancouver, BC - Project Solace, a groundbreaking initiative by TheraPsil, aims to...
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An Open Letter Welcoming to Canada’s New Health Minister of Health Regarding Access to Psilocybin
spencer Hawkswell August 1, 2023 From: TheraPsil, Victoria, BC Via Email: hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca CC: mark.holland@parl.gc.ca To: Honourable Minister of Health Mark Holland Minister of Health,...
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MACLEANSI am dying of cancer. Black-market psilocybin gave me a new lease on life.
John July 31, 2023 Patient/advocate Janis Hughes: "I may not live long enough to see the decriminalization of this marvellous medicine, but, to me,...
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CTV‘We’re just getting started’: Illegal psilocybin dispensary in Windsor, Ont. vows to fight for legalization
Adam July 12, 2023 FunGuyz sells magic mushrooms out of their storefront which has already been raided by police once. “We’re clearly pro legalization,”...
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CBCMeet the London care providers fighting to prescribe psychedelic mushrooms
Adam June 27, 2023 Two London, Ont. healthcare workers are supporting legal efforts to allow doctors, therapists and patients to use magic mushrooms, or...
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TheraPsil Launching Groundbreaking Clinical Trial
John June 26, 2023 TheraPsil is thrilled to announce a major undertaking: our team is embarking on a groundbreaking clinical trial that is set...
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CBCTerminal cancer patient renews call for psilocybin access amid Winnipeg magic mushroom shop bust
Adam June 8, 2023 The active component in magic mushrooms helped give Janis Hughes, 66, a new outlook on life as she prepares for...
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Lucy Scientific Discovery Inc. Joins Project Solace to Accelerate Psilocybin Access
spencer Hawkswell May 18, 2023 VANCOUVER, BC, May 9th, 2023, Lucy Scientific, a clinical-stage natural and synthetic psychedelic drug development company, has officially announced its...
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Terminal Patient Refused Psilocybin Access After 478-Day Wait: CEO Spencer Hawkswell’s Response to Health Ministers
John May 10, 2023 Dear Ministers Jean Yves Duclos and Minister Carolyn Bennett, I am writing on behalf of TheraPsil, a non-profit organization that...
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Alleged Interference Suggests Health Minister’s Policies Favour Big Pharma Over Patients
John May 9, 2023 Vancouver, BC - TheraPsil, a non-profit and training organization dedicated to legalizing access to psilocybin therapy for patients in medical...
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Vancouver SunB.C., the Wild West of psilocybin, has magic mushroom options for everyone
Adam May 1, 2023 Janis Hughes was sunk in front of her large-screen television, watching Netflix, trying to zone out and forget about her...
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Toronto StarFilm explores B.C. woman’s experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety
Adam April 24, 2023 Laurie Brooks never thought she’d one day use magic mushrooms and advocate for the ability of others to do the...
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TVOShould Canada Legalize Medical Mushrooms?
Adam April 13, 2023 Colorado recently voted to legalize psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms. And as more clinical trials show promising results...
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