Five terminal cancer patients have been granted Canada\u0027s first legal, domestic supply of magic mushrooms to treat their end\u002Dof\u002Dlife anxiety.
One of them, 54-year-old Thomas Hartle, arrived at Nanaimo airport Saturday morning from his home in Saskatoon to participate in psychedelic therapy using psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, which he hasn’t been able to legally do since August, when his one one-year exemption from the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act expired.“Having this approval, I feel like the luckiest person.
“Magic mushrooms allowed me to calm the worries in my head, allowing my body to use my energy for healing instead and process those fears in a supportive environment. The positive effects last six months.” As of Friday, Health Canada said it had received a total of 14 SAP applications for psilocybin — of those, six have been authorized, four are under review and four were withdrawn by the physician before a decision was rendered.Article content
Previous to the SAP allowance, patients were only able to access psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy through clinical trials or Sec. 56 exemptions.
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