A plan that regulators announced last month will allow patients in Australia legal access to the psychoactive drugs MDMA and psilocybin. Patients will be charged thousands to access the treatment, as there is no source approved for the drug. The Therapeutic Goods Administration, Australia’s medical and therapeutic regulatory agency, , announced last month that licensed…
Canadian advocates for medical use of psilocybin mushroom have launched a petition asking the federal government to act. Psilocybin assisted therapy is gaining popularity to treat anxiety and depression at the end of life, as well as PTSD. Petition was launched March 16. It is an online “Petition To the Government of Canada” that will…
Vermont lawmakers have introduced several bills that aim to make major changes in the state’s drug laws. The website Psychedelic Spotlight offers a primer about the four pieces of legislation which would “decriminalize all drug possession, increase harm reduction services and remove criminal penalties when using or selling psilocybin, and decriminalize certain psychedelic herbs and…
A pair of Democratic state senators in Nevada introduced a bill last week to allow for research into psilocybin, or psychedelic mushrooms, as well as MDMA, drawing inspiration from states like Oregon and Colorado where such substances have been legalized. The proposal, per the measure’s official legislative summary, would establish “procedures for a research facility…
