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MuggleheadAdvocacy group drafts medical psilocybin framework for regulated access
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August 5, 2021 Advocates have drafted a framework for regulated access to psilocybin for medical and therapeutic uses one year to the day...
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APMPR First Draft – Proposed ‘Access to Psilocybin for Medical Purposes Regulations’
Holly August 4, 2021 TheraPsil invites public consultation and dialogue regarding the first draft of proposed regulations to put forward further recommendations to Health...
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CBCB.C. non-profit challenges Health Canada to end 50-year prohibition on ‘magic mushrooms’
Adam August 3, 2021 A B.C.-based non-profit organization is challenging Health Canada to end a nearly 50-year prohibition against possessing so-called magic mushrooms and...
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CBC‘Magic mushrooms’ and therapy in Canada
Adam August 3, 2021 One year ago, the Canadian government made an exception to the country's drug laws, allowing for the first time four...
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MuggleheadAdvocates threaten legal action against Health Canada for delaying patient access to psilocybin
Adam August 3, 2021 More than ever, Canadians want to use psychedelics as medicine to relieve severe mental distress, but after a promising stretch...
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Psychedelic SpotlightTheraPsil’s Fight to Secure Therapeutic Psilocybin Access for All Canadians
Adam July 29, 2021 A non-profit advocacy group founded to secure access to therapeutic psilocybin for Canadian patients experiencing end-of-life distress is now fighting...
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Psychedelic SpotlightInterview With Spencer Hawkswell
Adam July 28, 2021 In the latest episode of the Psychedelic Spotlight podcast, we speak with Spencer Hawkswell who is the CEO of TheraPsil,...
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Truffle ReportTheraPsil Launches New Campaign for Psilocybin Access
Adam July 27, 2021 British Columbia-based patient advocacy group TheraPsil kicked off their latest campaign on Monday, asking Health Canada to establish regulations for...
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CBCHealth Canada dragging feet on approving magic mushrooms for therapeutic use, patients and advocates say
Adam July 27, 2021 Nathan Kruljac was a young man of 25 when he experienced some shortness of breath while out for a drive...
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The Growth OPNew poll finds majority of Canadians support legal access to psilocybin therapy
Adam July 26, 2021 A public opinion survey has found that the majority of Canadians polled are in favour of legalizing psilocybin therapy, and...
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Legal Letter to Minister Hajdu: “The status quo cannot continue”
Adam July 7, 2021 June 24, 2021 BY EMAIL The Honourable Minister, Patty Hajdu Minister of Health Government of Canada Email address: Patty.Hajdu@parl.gc.ca Email...
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The TyeeThe Fight for Medical Use of Magic Mushrooms Is Moving to the Courts
Adam July 7, 2021 The fight for the right to use and possess magic mushrooms for medical purposes could be headed to Federal Court...
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Modern PsychedelicsThe Future of Access to Psychedelic Therapy & Psilocybin for End of Life Distress with Theraspil’s CEO
Adam July 5, 2021 “Science is nothing without philosophy. There has to be a deep philosophy in the work we are doing, we can’t...
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The Growth OPThis two-time cancer survivor has been waiting more than four months to receive a government exemption for psilocybin therapy
Adam July 5, 2021 Trevor Smith* has tried almost everything to alleviate his anxiety and treatment-resistant depression. The 60-year-old Montreal resident has taken traditional...
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Truffle ReportPsilocybin Therapy Training: Lessons From The First Wave
Adam June 30, 2021 We often find a safe place in therapy, and pour our hearts out while our therapists try their best to...
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Leader PostCanadian healthcare workers are taking magic mushrooms for training purposes. Here’s why
Adam June 21, 2021 In its most rigid form, the “medical model,” a form of understanding health, views the body as a machine to...
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Global News‘People are desperate to heal’: The push for psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada
Adam June 14, 2021 Laurie Brooks describes her experience taking psychedelic mushrooms as a journey — one that helped her find answers to some...
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ForbesTheraPsil: The Non-Profit Advocating For Doctors And Therapists To Legally Trip On Magic Mushrooms
Adam June 9, 2021 TheraPsil understands that if psychedelic therapy is to be the saving grace so many believe it will be, one area...
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IssuuIs a self-regulatory framework to license and administer psychedelics a future possibility?
Adam June 7, 2021 Canada’s reputation as a progressive nation was punctuated in 2018 with the federal government’s decision to legalize the recreational use...
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Stories For CaregiversHow We Die: The Good Trip
Adam June 3, 2021 Almost everyone who is dying expresses fear and anxiety about death. One year after our initial visit with artist and...
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The TyeeWhy Is Ottawa Stalling Proven Magic Mushroom Therapy for the Dying?
Adam June 3, 2021 For many, COVID-19 has made one day blur into the next and each month merge with another in a sameness...
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Vancouver SunA clinical counsellor describes his legal trip on magic mushrooms
Adam June 1, 2021 When registered clinical counsellor Dave Phillips’ legal trip on magic mushrooms ended, and he heard the soothing sounds of Louis...
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BC-Based Doctors, Therapists and a Registered Nurse are First to Legally Consume Psilocybin Mushrooms for Professional Training in over 50 years, in Canada; TheraPsil Thanks Minister Hajdu for Compassionate Leadership & Calls for Her Continued Support
Holly June 1, 2021 5 Healthcare Professionals located in British Columbia were recently the first individuals to undergo legal, experiential psilocybin-assisted therapy for training...
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BENZINGACanada Is Seeking To Expand Access To Psilocybin, But Legalization Appears To Be Farther Down The Line
Adam May 21, 2021 Canada, long regarded a pioneer in drug policy reform, is now trying to move the needle on patient access to...
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An Open Letter to Health Minister Patty Hajdu from TheraPsil’s Clinical Intake Director
Holly May 20, 2021 Dear Honourable Minister Patty Hajdu, My name is Natasha, I am a Registered Nurse and the Clinical Intake Director...
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Micro-dosing with ZeifmansRegulatory Issues: What’s Important
Adam May 13, 2021 Join our host, Larry Zeifman and this week's guests, David Wood, PhD, Partner at BLG and Spencer Hawkswell, CEO at Therapsil - together...
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Mcgill International Review“Magic Mushrooms”: New Hopes in Mental Health Treatment
Adam April 22, 2021 In 2018, Canada made headlines when it became the first G7 nation to legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use....
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Reader’s DigestMagic Mushrooms May Help People with Terminal Cancer
Adam April 22, 2021 In February of 2018, Laurie Brooks, a 51-year-old nurse in Abbotsford, B.C., learned she had colon cancer. Next came radiation,...
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La ProvenceIn the midst of a renaissance, psychedelics to treat depression
Adam April 19, 2021 Toronto (Canada) - To manage her anxieties, Andrea Bird, a cancer patient in terminal sentence, uses psychedelics, legally. This is...
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MicrodoseTherapsil CEO Spencer Hawkswell Welcomes You to Psychedelic Capital
Adam March 24, 2021 Spencer is based in Victoria, BC and is the CEO of TheraPsil. Spencer was first introduced to altered states of...
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