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LEGAL PSYLOCIBIN – for medical use.

Posted byDennis Reeve 2 September 20202 September 2020

For the first time since 1974 magic mushrooms have been granted an exemption upon the belief that the exemption is needed for a medical or scientific purpose or is in the public interest. Studies are being conducted about psilocybin’s potential therapeutic benefits for treating anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder and problematic drug use.

Four late-stage cancer patients granted legal exemption to use magic mushrooms for therapy

https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/practice-areas/medical-malpractice/four-late-stage-cancer-patients-granted-legal-exemption-to-use-magic-mushrooms-for-therapy/332906?utm_source=GA&utm_medium=20200902&utm_campaign=CLW-Newsletter-20200902&utm_content=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D&tu=60340243-7A36-40AE-831C-5923AFD1310D

Posted byDennis Reeve2 September 20202 September 2020Posted inUncategorized

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