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FridayFeb 04, 2022 2:48 pm

Oregon Legislators File Bill to Ensure Psilocybin Equity

Legislators in the state of Oregon have introduced a bicameral initiative that will establish a 15-member group that will focus on psilocybin health equity. The task force will be made up of representatives of the indigenous community, individuals with experience with psychedelic treatment, regulators involved in psilocybin reform implementation and legislators. This comes as the state prepares to implement its first legal psilocybin services program. The measure, which was introduced by Rep. Wlnsvey Campos and Sen. Lawrence Spence, stipulates that the task force will be responsible for ensuring accessibility and equity in the state’s developing psilocybin services. The group will…

ThursdayFeb 03, 2022 2:57 pm

Colorado Campaigners File Modified Measures to Establish Psychedelic Healing Centers

Activists in the state of Colorado recently filed amended versions of two ballot measures that would establish licensed healing centers where individuals can use psilocybin for therapeutic purposes and legalize psilocybin. Legislators in the state also introduced a separate measure requiring that research into the effectiveness of plant-based psychedelic substances be conducted. The two 2022 ballot initiatives were filed by Veronica Perez, an entrepreneur, and Kevin Matthews, the campaign manager behind the 2019 vote to locally decriminalize psilocybin in Denver. The measures are similar to earlier versions activists filed with the office of the secretary of state in December, excluding…

ThursdayFeb 03, 2022 9:15 am

Delic Holdings Corp. (CSE: DELC) (OTCQB: DELCF) Expanding Wellness Clinics’ Reach to Communities Where Access to Life-Changing Mental Health Treatments is Limited

Tens of millions of Americans live in areas where mental health providers are scarce Delic is working on making psychedelic-based treatments more accessible and affordable In 2021, the company acquired Ketamine Infusion Centers (“KIC”) and Ketamine Wellness Centers, becoming the owner and operator of the largest chain of wellness clinics administering ketamine treatments in the U.S. A May 2021 CNBC article exploring the cost and accessibility of mental health care in the United States noted that the number of Americans experiencing depression and anxiety had increased – a total of 42% of U.S. adults had reported symptoms, up from 11%…

WednesdayFeb 02, 2022 2:24 pm

Study Finds Psilocybin Can Be Safely Administered Without Adverse Effects

A new study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience has found that psilocybin can be administered safely to six participants at the same time, at doses of either 25 mg or 10 mg. Psilocybin is a naturally occurring hallucinogenic compound found in certain mushrooms that grow in Mexico, South America, Europe and the United States. The research has demonstrated the viability and safety of psilocybin for use in controlled settings in combination with therapy as a possible treatment for various mental health disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder and treatment-resistant depression. The treatments currently used to…

WednesdayFeb 02, 2022 12:39 pm

Mydecine Innovations Group Inc. (NEO: MYCO) (OTC: MYCOF) Clinical LOI to Further Use of Psychedelic Therapeutics in Treating Mental Illnesses

Canadian-based mental health treatment-focused biotechnology company Mydecine Innovations Group has been advancing research on the use and improvement of compounds found in nature, particularly the psychedelic psilocybin compound Mydecine recently announced an LOI with The Newly Institute to use Mydecine’s psilocybin and MDMA for treatment at The Newly’s mental health clinics nationwide The LOI is the first collaboration under Mydecine’s SASSP program, which will provide psychedelic drug products and related services to physicians, clinics and hospitals in Canada for psychotherapy Health Canada announced earlier this month that the government has amended its medicinal regulations to allow psilocybin and MDMA prescriptions…

TuesdayFeb 01, 2022 2:19 pm

Training Gets Underway for Crucial Psychedelic Clinical Trial

Recently, psychotherapist training for a psychedelic clinical trial that is being led by Beckley Psytech began. This comes as interest in psychedelic substances and the properties and benefits they possess increases in America as well as the United Kingdom. Beckley Psytech specializes in addressing psychiatric and neurological disorders through new applications for psychedelic drugs. The pioneering phase 2 clinical trial will explore 5-MeO-DMT assisted psychotherapy in the management of treatment-resistant depression. Psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy refers to the therapeutic process entailing the administration of a psychedelic drug alongside traditional talk-therapy sessions. Prior clinical trials have demonstrated that psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy improves clinical symptoms…

MondayJan 31, 2022 3:44 pm

Psychedelics Reform Movement Here to Stay, Says NIDA Boss

During a National Institutes for Health workshop on the use of psychedelic drugs as therapeutics, Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (“NIDA”), suggested that the psychedelics reform movement was here to stay. Volkow stated that individuals would soon start using the substances with or without approval from the FDA, given the attention the drugs had attracted. The director added that the moment was a good opportunity for her as well as her colleagues to change their approach to psychedelic drugs, which have demonstrated their effectiveness in treating various indications, including alcohol use disorder, anxiety, depression…

MondayJan 31, 2022 1:04 pm

Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN) IRB-Approved Study Could ‘Lead to New Frontiers,’ Begins Enrollment This Year

Upcoming study supports CYBN’s mission to develop psychedelics into therapeutics. Kernel Flow uses pulsed light instead of continuous wave light to increase measured brain information. Study may provide crucial “mind-imaging” information that has been previously missing. Cybin (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN) is starting off the new year right — the company has received approval from an Institutional Review Board (“IRB”) for a feasibility study using Kernel’s quantitative neuroimaging technology, Kernel Flow. Enrollment for the study begins early this year (https://ibn.fm/XTXAe). “By leveraging the Kernel Flow technology, we may have the ability to measure longitudinal brain activity before, during and after…

FridayJan 28, 2022 1:53 pm

Utah Bill Will Establish Task Force to Research Medical Use of Psychedelics

Representative Brady Brammer recently filed a measure that would establish a task force to investigate whether psychedelic substances should be used as a treatment option for post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health conditions. In an interview last week, the Utah representative stated that while he hadn’t explored psychedelics personally, he empathized with individuals who were struggling with mental illnesses. While the measure in question, House Bill 167, doesn’t legalize psychedelic substances, it does request experts in the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and others involved in the psychedelic field to analyze research and the scientific evidence on psychedelics and give…

ThursdayJan 27, 2022 12:18 pm

Pennsylvania May Legalize Psychedelics Faster Than It Did Cannabis

Recently, Pennsylvania state Reps Jennifer O’Mara and Tracy Pennycuick introduced the Public Health Benefits of Psilocybin Act to the House. The measure, dubbed House Bill 1959, will allow studies to be conducted on the use of psilocybin as a treatment of various mental health conditions, from substance-abuse and eating disorders to suicidal ideation and post-traumatic stress disorder, in the state. The measure notes that priority will be given to studies with retired first responders and veterans. Bradford Bitting, husband to O’Mara, has served two combat tours in Afghanistan, which earned him two Purple Hearts. Bitting suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.…

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