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