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Filament administers psilocybin to 14 participants in Health Canada sanctioned clinical trial

Cannabis Law Report

A group of up-and-coming psychedelic therapists have now legally experienced the mind-bending effects of psilocybin mushrooms. The clinical trial involving the use of Filament’s psilocybin received approval from Health Canada and was conducted as part of ATMA Journey Centre’s psychedelic-assisted therapist training program.

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Emerge Law Group (OR): PSILOCYBIN THERAPY FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED ILLNESS IN OREGON

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Advanced Illness , Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board , Oregon Psilocybin Services Act , Psilocybin , Psilocybin Therapy , Psychedelics , Right To Try. One of the known beneficial uses of psilocybin is as a palliative care tool for patients with advanced illness who suffer from anxiety and/or depression.

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Canada: First patient in Quebec gets approval for magic mushroom therapy

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” Hartle, 54, is one of the very few Canadians to have received legal psychedelics psychotherapy for a mental health condition since Health Canada made it easier in January for health-care workers to access psilocybin — the hallucinogenic compound found in some mushrooms. .” It’s just you and the music.”

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Final Phase of MDMA Clinical Trials Shows Drug Is 90% Effective at Treating PTSD

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A first-of-its-kind Phase 3 clinical trial has found that MDMA-assisted therapy provided meaningful relief from PTSD symptoms in nearly 90 percent of study participants. For this study, researchers recruited 90 patients suffering from severe, chronic PTSD. Image via. View original article.

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Canada Opens Access for Psilocybin and MDMA Therapy

Cannabis Law Report

Canada recently amended its Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (CDSA) to allow for psilocybin and MDMA therapy in limited circumstances. Subsection 56(1) of the CDSA will exempt medical providers from enforcement of the CDSA when providing psilocybin and MDMA treatment to patients suffering serious or terminal health conditions.

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The “Right to Try” Psilocybin and New Drug Therapies

Canna Law Blog

I was talking to another lawyer about last week’s vote by Oregonians to legalize psilocybin therapy here in the state. Public Law 115-176 (“Right to Try”) is a federal law enacted in 2018 that creates a uniform system for terminal patients seeking access to investigational treatments. It’s quite restrictive.

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1 in 5 Parkinson’s Patients Use Cannabis

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As the study authors stated: The wider availability [of marijuana] means Parkinson’s patients have more of an opportunity now to experiment with it as a potential means of controlling their symptoms. However, little is known about these patients’ thoughts and experiences related to cannabis, or its perceived effect on the disease’s symptoms.

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