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CBCTerminal cancer patient denied magic mushrooms after Health Canada rule change
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March 10, 2022 Janis Hughes is not ready to die. The very thought of it brings on an overwhelming feeling of panic. The...
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Toronto StarProfessionals request psilocybin for training
Adam March 7, 2022 About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada’s decision to reject their applications to use restricted...
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Vancouver Sun‘We need emergency access’: 82 Canadian professionals request psilocybin for therapy training
Adam March 7, 2022 About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada’s decision to reject their applications to use restricted...
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Daily MushroomHow to get legal access to psychedelic therapy
Adam February 23, 2022 In this episode of the Daily Mushroom Podcast, we have the wonderful Holly Bennett, Communications Director at TheraPsil. Holly dives...
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Brass & Unity PodcastSpencer Hawkswell & Arron Victory
Adam February 23, 2022 Spencer Hawkswell, CEO of Therapsil believes that responsible drug policy requires effective organization and leadership and is dedicated to bringing...
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The MicrodoseThis Week in Psychedelics: One shroom to rule them all, Canadian practitioners to be denied psilocybin access, and chronic pain relief
Adam February 17, 2022 One shroom to rule them all. When Oregon voters passed Measure 109 in November 2020, the Oregon Health Authority was...
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MuggleheadCanadian health professionals are limited to clinical trials to access psilocybin. Experts say that’s unethical
Adam February 17, 2022 The best way for medical professionals to access psilocybin for training purposes is to sign up for a clinical trial,...
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The Dales ReportTherapsil CEO Spencer Hawkswell Speaks To Health Canada’s Intent To Deny Section 56 Exemptions To Healthcare Practitioners
Adam February 11, 2022 Last week, Health Canada notified non-profit organization Therapsil that it intended to deny Section 56 exemptions for 130 healthcare practitioners...
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MicrodoseBreaking News: Health Canada Denies Psilocybin Access
Adam February 7, 2022 How we will get to the point where psychedelic medicine therapies are available to all those who need? It will...
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Truffle ReportHealth Canada Denying Psilocybin Access to Healthcare Professionals
Adam February 7, 2022 According to Canadian advocates, over 130 healthcare professionals are about to be denied compassionate access to psilocybin mushrooms for training...
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Vancouver SunHealth Canada denies health care practitioners access to psilocybin for training purposes
Adam February 3, 2022 About a month after Health Canada amended the Special Access Program (SAP), allowing physicians to request patient access to restricted...
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MuggleheadCanadian advocates denounce ‘flawed’ system for legal psilocybin access
Adam February 3, 2022 Denying access to psilocybin for palliative care patients seems arbitrary and cruel, advocates say. Spencer Hawkswell, CEO of Victoria-based non-profit...
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Letters of Support from Experts re: Access to Psilocybin for Training Purposes
Holly February 3, 2022 Below you will find letters of support from healthcare professionals, researchers and experts advocating for healthcare professionals to have legal...
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Lucid NewsHealth Canada Takes Small Step Towards Accessible Psychedelic Medicine
Adam January 25, 2022 Canada may be the first G7 country to fully legalize cannabis for recreational use, but when it comes to psychedelics,...
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BBCFungi: The New Frontier – Us and them
Adam January 24, 2022 It all started with rumours of an 800-meter underground organism hidden under the streets of Cambridge and a plate of...
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Drug ScienceRight to Try Psychedelic Therapy with Spencer Hawkswell
Adam January 19, 2022 This week’s episode features Spencer Hawkswell the CEO of TheraPsil – a non-profit coalition dedicated to helping Canadians in medical...
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CHEK NewsPsychedelics approved for medical use in Canada a ‘step in the right direction’ but not far enough, say experts
Adam January 19, 2022 Bruno Guevrémont served 15 years in the Canadian armed forces, with two traumatic tours of Afghanistan under his belt. “I...
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MYPGNOWAdvocates say psychedelics approval doesn’t go far enough
Adam January 19, 2022 Health Canada approved psychedelics like MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin (mushrooms) for medical use in Canada, but some advocates said that...
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Vancouver SunB.C. doctors now able to access MDMA, magic mushrooms for the seriously ill
Adam January 19, 2022 Seriously ill patients who have exhausted conventional treatments for their mental health now have a new, legal option — psychedelics....
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TheGrowthOpWhat Canada’s special access program means for patients and doctors
Adam January 18, 2022 The Special Access Program that launched last week, allowing Canadians to potentially access restricted drugs on a case-by-case basis ,...
Read More MuggleheadWhat amendments to Canada’s restricted drug program mean for patients and practitioners
Adam January 13, 2022 While recent changes to Canada’s Special Access Program (SAP) — which allows healthcare professionals to request unregulated drugs for patients...
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Global NewsPsychedelics approved for medical use in Canada
Adam January 11, 2022 Health care advocates are calling it a major breakthrough in treating serious or life-threatening conditions. As Aaron McArthur reports, Health...
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Cannabis WikiGrow Up – Niagara – 2021 – Spencer Hawkswell and Thomas Hartle
Adam January 6, 2022 TheraPsil is a non-profit coalition dedicated to helping Canadians in medical need access legal, psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy to treat end-of-life distress....
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CBC NewsPsychedelic Therapy Panel Discussion
Adam January 4, 2022 On January 1st, 2022, CBC News hosted a panel discussion about the medical benefits of psychedelic psychotherapy in Canada. The...
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FilterCanada Allows Three Mental Health Patients to Access Psilocybin Therapy
Adam December 16, 2021 Canada’s top health agency has agreed to allow an additional three people to use psilocybin mushrooms, a naturally-occurring psychedelic, as...
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The Dales ReportAfter 283 Days, Health Minister (Finally) Grants Psilocybin Exemptions To Three Canadians With Mental Health Conditions
Adam December 16, 2021 After waiting more than nine months, three Canadians were finally granted exemptions to legally undergo psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy by the federal...
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CBCMore patients granted psilocybin exemption by federal government
Adam December 15, 2021 Another three patients who have petitioned the federal government to use psilocybin therapy as a treatment for their mental health...
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Canndora ConnectWomen in Psychedelics
Adam December 14, 2021 Women in Psychedelics on December 8th, 2021 offered attendees a unique experience, providing collaboration, networking, inspiration, and advice for women's...
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National PostThree Canadians with mental health conditions receive legal access to psilocybin mushrooms
Adam December 14, 2021 Three Canadians struggling with mental health conditions have received exemptions to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act from the federal...
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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
Holly 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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