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As of today, the use of recreational marijuana in Canada is legal. The Cannabis Act has been passed since June 2018, and this makes Canada the second country to legalize the use of marijuana, following Uruguay. Despite the legalization of marijuana in Canada, you still need to understand that each of the 13 provinces have their individual set of rules, including where marijuana would be consumed and sold. Hence, you’ll need to do a little homework to know how to transverse Canada’s brand new cannabis culture. What exactly are the rules? You can possess up to 30 grams of marijuana...

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...