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Aug.17.2020 – MAPS Canada advances understanding about psychedelic medicines (Georgia Straight)

Feb.21.2020 – This Is What Happens When You Take 550 Doses of LSD at Once (Vice)

Jan.26.2020 – Canadian psychedelic drug researcher featured in Paltrow’s Netflix show The Goop Lab (The Globe and Mail)

Nov.15.2019 – Joe Rogan Experience #1385 – Paul Stamets

Sep.11.2019 – Vancouver rejects ‘alarmist’ request to prevent sales of psychedelic mushrooms (City News)

Jun.14.2019 – The Canadian revival of psychedelic drug research (University Affairs)

Feb.19.2019 – MAPS Canada charts the way for psychedelic therapy (The McGill Tribune)

Nov.21.2017 – Psychedelics: Past, present and future | Mark Haden (TEDxEastVan)

Feb.20.2017 – Mark Haden on Psychedelic Therapy (Creative Mornings)

Psychedelic Medicine

Mar.11.2020 – Couple says psychedelic drugs made them better parents (Today)

Jan.9.2017 – The Two Types of People Who Microdose LSD (Esquire)

May.26.2015 – Psychedelic drugs should be legally reclassified as they may benefit patients, experts say (Science Daily)

Jan.21.2015 – Classic psychedelic use protective with regard to psychological distress and suicidality (Science Daily)

Jan.23.2012 – Mind-Altering Drugs Research Call From Prof David Nutt (MAPS USA)

Apr.11.2010 – Hallucinogens Have Doctors Tuning In Again (New York Times)

Psychedelic Therapy

Aug.7.2020 – ‘Today is a good day’: Psilocybin approved for end-of-life care as momentum builds for psychedelic therapy (National Post)

Nov.3.2017 – MDMA’s Journey from Molly to Medicine (Scientific American)

Feb.9.2016 – Why some therapists are risking arrest to heal trauma using psychedelics (Al Jazeera America)

Feb.2.2016 – Mind-Altering Drugs Could Cure PTSD (Popular Science)

Oct.4.2015 – Taking the Grim out of Grim Reaper with a Psychedelic Trip (CBC Radio, Tapestry with Mary Hynes)

Sep.16.2015 – Psychedelics Could Trigger A ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Mental Health Care (Huffington Post)

Sep.15.2015 – Analysis explores potential psychedelic treatments of mental illness (Healio Psychiatric Annals)

Sep.9.2015 – Psychedelic drugs as treatment for anxiety, addiction (CBC News)

Sep.9.2015 – Some Psychedelic Drugs Might Have Therapeutic Effect (Wall Street Hedge)

Sep.9.2015 – Interest in therapeutic use of psychedelic drugs on the rise, says research review (Vancouver Sun)

Sep.8.2015 – Experts call for study of possible therapeutic uses of psychedelic drugs (Globe and Mail)

Sep.8.2015 – Psychedelic therapy re-emerging as promising treatment for anxiety, PTSD and addiction (Medical News Today)

Sep.8.2015 – Ecstasy used to treat PTSD in Vancouver study (24 Hours Vancouver)

Sep,8.2015 – Psychedelics Promise a ‘Paradigm Shift’ in Treating Mental Illness (Newsweek)

Feb9.2015 – The Trip Treatment (The New Yorker)

Dec.6.2012 – Researchers say form of Ecstasy may heal combat trauma (Reuters)

Miscellaneous News

Oct.12.2020 – Turn On, Tune In, Get Well (New Yorker)

Jul.10.2020 – Americans Increase LSD use – and a Bleak Outlook for the World May Be to Blame (Scientific American)

Feb.28.2020 – The Capital That Ate Wellness is Going to Eat Your Mushrooms (New York Times)

Oct.17.2019 – Taking Ayahuasca When You’re a Senior Citizen (New York Times)

Jun.5.2019 – Oakland in California decriminalizes magic mushrooms and peyote (USA Today)

May.8.2019 – Denver Voters Support ‘Magic’ Mushrooms (New York Times)

May.8.2019 – Health Canada allows more religious groups to import ayahuasca (Global News)

Apr.14.2019 – Psychedelic renaissance: Could MDMA help with PTSD, depression and anxiety? (The Guardian)

Mar.31.2019 – Scientists studying psychedelic ayahuasca as a potential anit-depressant (CTV News)

Feb.19.2019 – Republican Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Decriminalizing Psychedelics for Medicinal Use (Newsweek)

Jan.31.2019 – Scientists Rethink Psychedelics As Attitudes Change Toward Formerly Illicit Drugs (Forbes)

Sep.27.2017 – Ayahuasca may have potential to treat eating disorders (Fox News)

Feb.9.2016 – Could LSD, magic mushrooms curb domestic violence? (Global News)

Feb.5.2016 – Hallucinogen may protect against intimate partner violence (Science Daily)

Oct.26.2015 – Study of psychedelics use by clergy participants aims to induce mystical experiences (The Christian Century)

Nov.19.2013 – New research links smoking synthetic marijuana with stroke in healthy, young adults (Science Daily)

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MAPS Canada Blog Posts

Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity

June 7, 2021 No Comments

Neural plasticity has been the subject of much debate, and hype both in the scientific community as well as the general public. At the same

MDMA Pharmacology

May 31, 2021 No Comments

Introduction Over the past several years, MDMA (also known as Ecstasy/Molly) has been making waves in the realms of drug research and therapy, with many

Effects of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy on Major Depressive Disorder: A Randomized Clinical Trial

May 10, 2021 1 Comment

Objective The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins Medical school in Baltimore conducted a randomized, controlled clinical trial to examine if one

Announcing the MAPS Canada Podcast

April 17, 2021 No Comments

Dear MAPS Canada Community, We are very excited to be announcing the release of our brand new MAPS Canada Podcast. This is a project that

Announcing Vivian Smith As Our New Interim Executive Director

April 15, 2021 1 Comment

April 16, 2021 The MAPS Canada Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Vivian Smith on April 12, 2021, as the organization’s

Inclusion of People of Color in Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: A Review of The Literature

April 8, 2021 1 Comment

Are people of colour included in psychedelic research? In their paper “Inclusion of people of color in psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy: a review of the literature” Michaels