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Canada’s Federal Health Minister Compassionately Grants 3 Patient’s ‘Section 56 Exemptions’ for Psilocybin Mushrooms to treat their Depression and Anxiety
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December 14, 2021 Victoria BC, December 14th, 2021 3 Canadians, who have been struggling with mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, and PTSD...
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Truffle ReportThe State of the Psychedelics Industry: ‘It’s a Dinner Table Conversation Now’
Adam December 10, 2021 The first panel focused on the topic ‘The State of the Psychedelics Industry,’ and featured CannDelta CEO and co-founder Sherry...
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The WalrusTake Two Shrooms and Call Me in the Morning: The Medical Promise of Magic Mushrooms
Adam December 2, 2021 SIX YEARS AGO, on a late fall evening, I stood in front of a pinball machine, flummoxed. The game was...
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The Globe and MailThe promise and pitfalls of psychedelics
Adam November 26, 2021 Turn on the TV or flip through the latest bestseller list and it’s clear there’s a renewed interest in the...
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MicrodoseWill Canada’s New Health Minister be Psychedelic Friendly?
Adam November 25, 2021 Is Canada’s psychedelic future secure? Progress in recent years has been encouraging, but between four-year elections and 24-hour news cycles,...
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Truffle ReportSpencer Hawkswell and Andrew Charrette
Adam November 25, 2021 In this special Lift & Co. Expo episode of Truffle Talks, James speaks with Spencer Hawkswell of TheraPsil and Andrew...
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Truffle ReportTheraPsil and Imperial College London, McGill University Partner on Psilocybin Study
Adam November 25, 2021 A Canadian nonprofit organization has launched a collaborative study to examine the effectiveness of psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy on patients who have...
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Roots to Thrive celebrates first legal Psilocybin Mushroom group therapy treatment for nine end-of life-patients: A therapeutic first in North America
Holly November 22, 2021 Additional Information: TheraPsil is honored to have supported all nine of the patients involved in this precedent-setting group therapy, apply for...
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Letter to Ministers Duclos and Bennett Re: Proposed Regulations for Medical Access to Psilocybin
Holly November 16, 2021 From: TheraPsil, Victoria, BC Via Email: hcminister.ministresc@hc-sc.gc.ca CC: jean-yves.duclos@parl.gc.ca CC: carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca To: Honourable Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos Minister of...
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The Globe and MailMedical psilocybin use should be decided by a patient and their doctor, not the government
Adam November 12, 2021 In 2017, I applied for Canada’s first class-action exemption to criminal drug laws on behalf of all terminally ill cancer...
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The Growth OPTheraPsil launches psilocybin-therapy study alongside researchers from McGill, Imperial College London
Adam November 11, 2021 TheraPsil, a B.C.-based non-profit, has launched its first-ever research collaboration as it continues to advocate for the legalization of psilocybin...
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TheraPsil’s First Collaborative Research Study
Holly November 8, 2021 Canadian Non-profit, TheraPsil, in collaboration with researchers from McGill University and the Center for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College London,...
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IndependentThe people turning to psychedelics on their deathbeds
Adam November 4, 2021 Research from Johns Hopkins and NYU suggests that psychedelic drugs can significantly reduce pain and distress for those with terminal...
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McGill DailyThe Potential of Psychedelic Therapies
Adam November 4, 2021 I have had anxiety for so long, I had sort of forgotten what it feels like to not have it....
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MaisonneuveMushroom Medicine
Adam November 4, 2021 Three years ago, Andrea Bird sat in a recliner in her living room near Mount Forest, Ontario and prepared to...
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TheraPsil’s Open Letter to Canada’s Health Ministers
Holly November 2, 2021 Background: On November 1st, 2021, TheraPsil sent Canada’s New Health Ministers, The Honourable Minister of Health, Jean-Yves Duclos, and Minister...
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CTV W5Harnessing the power of psychedelic drug therapy
Adam October 28, 2021 A W5 investigation into an unconventional treatment for severe depression and PTSD that involves the drug ketamine. Learn More
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TheraPsil drafts and advocates for medical psilocybin regulations by end of 2021
Holly October 26, 2021 Since August 4th 2020, 39 patients and 19 healthcare professionals supported by TheraPsil, a Canadian non-profit patient rights advocacy group,...
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Toronto LifeA recent history of therapeutic psychedelics
Adam October 24, 2021 Recreational use of magic mushrooms, or any products containing psilocybin extracts, is illegal in Canada, but you wouldn’t know it...
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Toronto LifeMicrodosing helped me come to terms with my own death
Adam October 24, 2021 My husband, Daniel, and I ran an art school for years at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Caledon. In...
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Daily MushroomThe Truth About Psilocybin and the Brain
Adam October 24, 2021 Julia Joyes is a neuroscientist and research director at TheraPsil, a leading non profit organization making a difference to mental...
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Daily MushroomPsychedelic medicines could hold a promise never seen before in mental healthcare
Adam October 24, 2021 In this episode of the Daily Mushroom Podcast, we have Dave Philips, a registered clinical counselor who has integrated psychedelic...
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National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Holly September 30, 2021 Today, September 30th, 2021, is the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. As Emilee Gilpin, Managing Editor of Indiginews,...
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Daily MushroomHow Psilocybin Is Revolutionizing The Way We Die
Adam September 20, 2021 Natasha Fearnley is a registered nurse and the clinical intake director for the non profit organization TheraPsil. In this episode...
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The News ForumCanadian Justice | The Push to End Prohibition on Magic Mushrooms
Adam September 8, 2021 Christine welcomes advocate and CEO of TheraPsil and patient, Thomas Hartle, for a fascinating look at the medicinal benefits of...
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Vancouver SunSara McDonald: I was diagnosed with ALS over 18 months ago and the disease has relentlessly progressed
Adam September 1, 2021 I’m planning a trip — not to Paris or Rome — not that kind of trip. This will be a...
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An open letter to The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Health, Government of Canada, Re: An ethical solution to the emergency of cluster headache patients
Holly August 31, 2021 31 August 2021 The Honourable Minister, Patty Hajdu Minister of Health Government of Canada Dear Honourable Minister, I'm the Executive...
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Scout MagazineTheraPsil CEO Spencer Hawkswell On Getting Psilocybin Legal In Canada And Giving Back To Those In Need
Adam August 18, 2021 Marijuana was legalized in Canada just a few years back and we are certain there are not many who are...
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NDP MP Alistair MacGregor’s Supports Legal, Regulated Access to Medical Psilocybin
Holly August 16, 2021 Alistair MacGregor is the Member of Parliament for Cowichan-Malahat-Langford on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. In support of TheraPsil and his...
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MicrodoseCanadian Non-Profit TheraPsil Challenges Health Canada to End Magic Mushroom Prohibition
Adam August 9, 2021 The now well-known Canadian non-profit organization, TheraPsil, is challenging Health Canada to end a 50-year prohibition on the psychedelic drug,...
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