Psychedelics Portland VA opens psychedelic therapy clinic for mental health and substance use disorders Two clinical trials are under way at the Social Neuroscience & Psychotherapy Lab Rowan DunneApril 2, 2024
Psychedelics Woke Pharma and Swinburne U partner for Australia’s biggest psilocybin trial The AUD$5M study will involve about 160 participants and aims to help combat treatment-resistant depression Rowan DunneFebruary 1, 2023
Legalization Georgia advances bill to create psychedelic study group focused on Veterans’ mental health Lawmakers note that current therapeutic trials for substance use issues exclude people with a history of substance abuse Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 29, 2022
International Australian researchers granted $3M for psychedelic mental health treatments Two separate trials will look at MDMA for alcohol use and PTSD, as well as psilocybin-assisted therapy for anorexia nervosa Nick LabaJanuary 17, 2022
Canada Annual medical cannabis reimbursements for Canadian veterans rise 40% to $119M According to Veterans Affairs Canada, a record number of nearly 16,000 clients were paid back for medical weed Kathryn TindaleJune 7, 2021
News US DEA set to authorize potent pot production for research With only one approved US university supplying low-quality cannabis for decades, the DEA says it will finally open up licensing Jared GnamMay 18, 2021
News 67% of PTSD sufferers drop diagnosis in first MDMA Phase 3 trial Following the successful MAPS study, MDMA-assisted therapy moves closer to becoming approved by the US FDA Natalia Buendia CalvilloMay 4, 2021
Industry update Low-THC weed led to poor results in major PTSD study US researchers seek DEA to permit potent pot production after long-awaited FDA-backed study shows weak weed ineffective at treating PTSD Jared GnamMarch 30, 2021
The weed wire Allied Corp seeks US patent for cannabis-based PTSD therapy Its proprietary ALID-10 and ALID-11 compounds are in Phase 1 clinical trials Michelle GamageAugust 31, 2020
CBD Study to test how cannabis helps veterans suffering from PTSD Avail Cannabis clinic will monitor 30 veterans from Ont. or Man. for 3 months to see if symptoms improve Michelle GamageAugust 28, 2020