Medical and Pharmaceutical Nature amplifies therapeutic effects of psychedelics: study A recent review suggests natural settings and activities can complement all stages of psychedelic-assisted therapy Natalia Buendia CalvilloFebruary 23, 2021
Industry update CaaMTech close to winning patent to combine weed and psychedelics The Washington State-based biotech startup's application covers a range of cannabinoids and psilocybin compounds Jared GnamFebruary 10, 2021
Canada Proposed amendment could greatly expand access to psychedelic therapy in Canada Proposed by Health Canada, the change would allow patients to access restricted substances like MDMA through the Special Access Program Natalia Buendia CalvilloJanuary 28, 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 MagicMed attracts investors to advance library of psychedelic derivatives After raising $8.1M, the Calgary company filed 12 patents and launched a candidate selection program for novel psychedelic mental health treatments Jared GnamDecember 23, 2020
Analysis What happened to Canada’s ibogaine clinics? Following a surge of interest, ibogaine therapy in the country disappeared. But recent signs show regulators are warming to the promising plant Suzannah WeissDecember 23, 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
Investment Ideas MagicMed aims to mainstream psychedelic therapy with world’s largest ‘Psybrary’ Through its university partnership, the firm wants to attract big pharma backers by making 100,000s of novel psychedelic derivatives for new precision medicine Jared GnamDecember 1, 2020
Psychedelics Psilocybin therapy 4 times more effective than antidepressants: study A first-of-its-kind clinical trial shows a dramatic drop in depression in over half of patients who received a synthetic version of the compound Jared GnamNovember 6, 2020