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Four months after it allowed a handful of palliative care patients to use psilocybin as a way to relieve end-of-life suffering, Health Canada has cleared the way for more than a dozen health professionals to use the psychedelic drug themselves to help develop...

Research indicates that the hallucinogenic chemical in mushrooms may treat certain health issues. Claim In November 2020, the Canadian government approved the use of psilocybin therapy, which uses the hallucinogenic chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, to...

The Canadian government is allowing patients who are not terminally ill to legally consume psychedelic mushrooms, on the heels of Oregon’s decision to give people access to shrooms for therapeutic reasons. Mona Strelaeff, a 67 year-old woman living in Victoria, B.C.,...

Patients in a clinical trial attempt to ease their fears and depression using psychedelic drugs Patients without much longer to live are finding mental (and perhaps even spiritual) relief in an unlikely source — magic mushrooms. Anthony Bossis, a clinical assistant...

People who take microdoses of psychedelic drugs consistently report that it results in improved mood and creativity, while having few side effects, according to new research published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. Study author Rotem Petranker, director of the...

“Magic mushrooms” is the term that is used to describe mushrooms that contain hallucinogens, usually psilocybin and psilocin. When people take magic mushrooms, they may see, hear or feel things that are not really there. A person who uses magic mushrooms may also...