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The consumption of psychedelic mushrooms to people with depression and other mental illness have been allowed in a few countries, including Canada. The active ingredient, psilocybin, contained in psychedelic mushrooms, is illegal to possess and sell in Canada, but it is allowed and approved for research purposes. Health Canada has recently expanded access to psilocybin-containing mushrooms to dozens of terminally ill or mental patients. This followed the petitions of healthcare professionals who wanted to better understand the therapy. Now, the drive towards allowing the large-scale use of psychedelics such as magic mushrooms is gaining huge momentum. Several research exploring the...

There has been a massive interest in psychedelics drugs for mental and psychological illnesses. Investment in research on these drugs is beginning to boom. Humanity’s connection to psychedelics for medicinal and recreational use dates back to thousands of years. Western medicine only modified its potential to support psychotherapy in the 1960s, particularly psilocybin and LSD, which are the active ingredients in magic mushrooms. But the rise of the hippy counterculture saw psilocybin becoming a popular drug for recreational use. This led them to become politicized and stigmatized in the 1970s. In fact, they were declared Schedule 1 drugs in the...

As the legal and cultural landscape is changing at a fast rate, several companies are already taking advantage of the moment to research on how to use psilocybin (magic mushrooms) or lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) for therapeutic and commercial purposes. In this article, we’ll show you all you need to know about investing in psychedelics and how to get started. Is it legal to invest in psychedelics? In Canada, yes, it is legal to invest in psychedelics. But you have to do that in companies that are granted a legal exemption by the Minister of Health to possess and use...

The world is now experiencing a great surge of medicinal psychedelics. Several clinical researches have been showing the potential of psychedelics for mental and psychological illnesses. Well, that’s not surprising as humanity’s connection to psychedelic for medicinal and recreational use dates back thousands of years. Western medicine only studied and twigged the potential of psychedelics to enhance psychotherapy, particularly psilocybin and LSD, which are the active ingredients found in magic mushrooms. Many researchers working on psychedelics believe they are capable of breaking long-entrenched cycles and thought pattern associated with depression. In other words, psychedelics have the potential to “reset the...

Working as a budtender in a marijuana dispensary is a different ball game. You are working as a retail employee, hence, it is important that you show strong work ethics, provide excellent customer service, and most likely adhere to some dress patterns. You can call a budtender a dealer in the marijuana industry, and for you to do well, you need to have a strong knowledge of cannabis. If you’re a master budtender, you will easily know different quality and grades of cannabis and determine if a product is safe for consumption or not. You can easily recommend products and...