Canada Numinus to test natural psilocybin safety in Phase 1 trial Study aims to prove safety of psilocybe mushrooms so Canadian regulators can expand access to psychedelic therapy Jared GnamApril 27, 2021
Industry update BC to request federal exemption to decriminalize drug possession Health Canada to consider provincewide exemption for all drugs in BC amid ongoing overdose crisis Jared GnamApril 14, 2021
Psychedelics 2020’s top 5 advancements in psychedelics With major research, legal reform, and more than 20 firms going public, it was major year for the re-emerging field Jared GnamDecember 30, 2020
Industry update Mydecine to make first legal import of psilocybin mushrooms into Canada Canada continues to open the door for clinical research the effectiveness of psilocybin for mental health treatments Jared GnamDecember 11, 2020
Industry update First Canadian health care workers approved for psilocybin therapy training Part of the program involves trainees taking psilocybin themselves Nick LabaDecember 8, 2020
The weed wire Canada grants terminal patients access to psilocybin therapy Four patients will be the first Canadians to legally access the psychedelic in almost 50 years Michelle GamageAugust 4, 2020
Canada Weed a ‘lower risk substance’ than tobacco, alcohol: Health Minister briefing An analysis of Health Canada's report shows a contrast between Trudeau's strict mandate and the relatively small societal harm caused by cannabis Michelle GamageDecember 30, 2019
Canada Health Canada wants to ban advertising of vapes to deter youth 'The latest statistics – which show that vaping has doubled among high school students – are alarming,' Health Minister says Nick LabaDecember 20, 2019
Canada Ho, ho, no: Health Canada recommends abstinence for the holidays The authority's implication that obligatory time with extended family is best spent sober comes amid an onslaught of messaging about substance use Nick LabaDecember 18, 2019