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CBCThis Ottawa store is selling magic mushrooms to protest ‘unjust’ laws Social Sharing
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April 26, 2022 Jordan Armstrong isn't worried about a police shutdown. "We're out here protesting every single day," said Armstrong, who runs The...
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SurvivornetCanada Grants Legal Authorization of Magic Mushrooms to Seriously Ill Patients
Adam April 18, 2022 Thomas Hartle, a 54-year-old stage 4 colon cancer patient, says he needs magic mushrooms to help him come to terms...
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Lead, Follow, or Just Get Out of the Way
Holly April 14, 2022 Written by Laurie Brooks "Of course it was Canada" the headline read, way back in August of 2020. That's when...
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Psychedelic FinanceSpencer Hawkswell | CEO, TheraPsil
Adam April 12, 2022 Since we last spoke, TheraPsil has helped dozens of patients and practitioners gain Section 56 Exemptions to facilitate access to...
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MicrodoseHealth Canada Approves First Special Access Request for Psilocybin
Adam April 11, 2022 We’ve just had the first known case of psilocybin being delivered to patients through Canada’s Special Access Program (first since...
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Business Insider6 terminally ill cancer patients in Canada received doses of the psychoactive substance found in ‘magic’ mushrooms
Adam April 7, 2022 Six terminally ill cancer patients in Canada received the country's first legally produced psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in "magic"...
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NXT PsychedelicsMultiple Psychedelics Companies Come Together In a Watershed Moment For Psilocybin Therapy
Adam April 6, 2022 On January 5, 2022, Health Canada amended their Food and Drug Regulations to allow practitioners to request access to previously...
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Vancouver SunTerminally ill patients the first in B.C. to consume legal supply of magic mushrooms
Adam April 4, 2022 Five terminal cancer patients have been granted Canada’s first legal, domestic supply of magic mushrooms to treat their end-of-life anxiety....
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Health Canada Approves First Special Access Program Requests for Psilocybin
Holly April 4, 2022 On March 21st, 2022, Dr. Valorie Masuda MD received authorization under the Special Access Program (SAP) to treat six patients...
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CTVVancouver Island doctor advocates for better access to medical psychedelic treatments
Adam March 25, 2022 A Cowichan Valley, B.C., woman is hopeful a harder-to-access therapy treatment using hallucinogenic mushrooms will help restore a sense of...
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ChatelainWhy There’s So Much Promise Around Psychedelics For Mental Health
Adam March 22, 2022 If I close my eyes tightly enough, I can still remember the rush of euphoria that hit me the first...
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CBCHealth-care providers seek exemptions for therapeutic training in magic mushrooms
Adam March 21, 2022 Some health-care providers in Nova Scotia want more training when it comes to using psilocybin — commonly known as magic...
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Letter to Minister of Health from Canadian MP’s re: Access to Psilocybin
Holly March 21, 2022 CALL TO ACTION: If you are a Canadian Member of Parliament and would like to sign this letter, please click...
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CBCMagic mushroom dispensaries operating openly in Vancouver
Adam March 16, 2022 In the City of Vancouver, buying magic mushrooms, in at least one case, can be as easy as ordering your...
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CBCTerminal cancer patient denied magic mushrooms after Health Canada rule change
Adam 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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