A B.C.-based non-profit organization is challenging Health Canada to end a nearly 50-year prohibition against possessing so-called magic mushrooms and the potent psychedelics they produce. To date, 64 patients and therapists have received legal exemptions from Health Canada, which are valid for one year. Nathan Erskine-Smith, Liberal MP for Beaches-East York in Ontario, a self-described decriminalization advocate, welcomes psilocybin regulation. "I think Health Canada is in a difficult position," she said. Neither Health Canada nor its director general were available to comment.

Source: CBC News August 03, 2021 20:03 UTC