Canada Achieves New Psychedelic Milestone After Holding First Psilocybin Therapy Group Session
Canada held its first legal psilocybin therapy group session recently. Psilocybin is an active hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms. Various studies conducted by major research institutions have found that psilocybin possesses therapeutic benefits. For instance, studies by Johns Hopkins University, New York University and the University of California Los Angeles have discovered that psilocybin can be used to effectively decrease end-of-life distress in patients with terminal conditions. The session, which was hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia, was facilitated by My Community Journeys, a not-for-profit health-care organization. The therapy session included nine end-of-life patients who had received legal exemptions from…
