Championing Female Representation in Canada’s Emerging Psychedelics Market
There is a global resurgence in the interest in psychedelics. With scientific, medical, and mental health communities revisiting its potential therapeutic benefits, psychedelics are being touted for its potential to treat addictions, mental health, cancer, amongst other ailments. This year alone, Canada experienced its most significant breakthrough with psychedelics after Minister of Health Patty Hajdu granted drug exemptions to four Canadians with terminal cancer to pursue psilocybin therapy. This marked the first known patients to legally use psilocybin since the compound became illegal in Canada in 1974. While the growing interest in psychedelics is exciting, historically the discourse around psychedelics…
