Dear MAPS Canada Community, The Board of Directors of MAPS Canada is sad to announce the departure of Mark Haden as Executive Director. Mark founded MAPS Canada in 2011 and over the past 10 years has built the organization from the ground up to the expansive and successful non-profit that it is today. MAPS Canada …
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Maria Sabina was a Mazatec mushroom healer, known as sabia or curandera, who became accidentally famous after conducting a ceremony for a foreigner. However, she had a captivating life long before being ‘discovered.’ Sabina was born in 1894, in Huautla de Jimenez, a small village in the province of Oaxaca, Mexico. Descended from a lineage …
We are excited to announce that MAPS Canada now accepts charitable donations in the form of cryptocurrencies! Cryptocurrencies are founded on a new payment infrastructure called Blockchain, allowing transactions to be recorded on decentralized and cryptographically-secure infrastructure, rather than by a centralized authority. Cryptocurrencies offer an entirely new approach to the way transactions are made …
In the season finale of Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance, join Paul Stamets for a discussion on the history of psilocybin and our knowledge of its medicinal value. Psilocybin mushrooms serve a societal need that remains unaddressed by conventional medicine. Paul champions the therapeutic benefits of psilocybin and will outline why, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, …
In episode 13 of Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance, Spencer Hawkswell, CEO of TheraPsil, will discuss psilocybin-assisted therapy and its future potential. Date: Tuesday, December 15th Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST (8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST) About Spencer Hawkswell Spencer Hawkswell is the CEO at TheraPsil, an organization which advocates for the clinical application …
Dear MAPS Canada community, We wanted to provide an update to our valued volunteers and community about how MAPS Canada is actively working on the issues of diversity, equity and inclusion internal and external to the organization. As you may be aware, MAPS Canada leadership has been reflecting deeply on how we can be better …
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Bufo alvarius is a nocturnal amphibian that secretes one of nature’s most powerful hallucinogens. Wade Davis is a notorious adventurer that speaks on his potent encounters with ‘the toad’. In episode 12 of Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance, explorer Wade Davis will examine the discovery of high concentration of 5-MeO-DMT in the venom of Bufa alvarius, …
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In episode 11 of Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance, Josh and Kelly of Dragonfly Earth Medicine will be joined by Heartwood Mountain Sanctuary’s Delphina Dorrance, to discuss cannabis’ transformative potential. Date: Tuesday, December 1st Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST (8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST) The therapeutic properties of cannabis benefit mankind at a …
In episode 10 of Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance, a panel of doctors and experts will discuss the use of MDMA-assisted therapy to treat eating disorders and PTSD. Date: Tuesday, November 24th Time: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST (8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EST) About Dr. Adele Lafrance Dr. Lafrance is the co-creator of the …
Join Zoe Helene for a discussion on the interconnectedness of the universe. During this webinar, Zoe will delve into how we can explore our ancestry and individual and collective past through the use of sacred plant medicine. Some questions she’ll examine include: Who are we? Where do we come from? How did we get to …
