The Psychedelic Association of Canada’s Annual Psychedelic Law Review.

Join the PAC and Psychedelic Law lawyers from across Canada to learn about recent and upcoming developments with psychedelic laws in Canada.

Conversations will include 2024-in-Review, pending trials and Health Canada application processes.

Joe McKay was an FDNY firefighter who worked at the World Trade Center on 9/11 in the aftermath of the towers' collapse. In the weeks that followed, he divided his time between working at Ground Zero and attending funerals for 26 fellow firefighters—all personal friends—who lost their lives that tragic day. Months later, Joe began experiencing excruciating pain in his head. He was diagnosed with cluster headache, considered one of the most painful conditions in medicine. This led to a devastating journey through desperation, opioid addiction, suicidal thoughts, and ultimately, forced medical retirement.

Eventually Joe discovered the nonprofit organization Clusterbusters online. Through their education and support, he learned that psychedelics provided the most effective treatment for his condition. Psilocybin prevents his cluster headache cycles, MDMA helps him process his PTSD, and DMT helps abort individual attacks.

The remarkable story of Clusterbusters' discovery of psychedelics and their 20-year struggle to make this treatment legally available is chronicled in Psychedelic Outlaws: The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine.

Today, Joe is a leading advocate for expanding legal access to psychedelics at both federal and state levels.

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In these times of incredible change and rebirth on the planet, a time that the Hopi call the "age of purification," we are on the precipice of massive ecological, social and spiritual evolution and ascension. In this webinar we will discuss the cycles and potential timelines of the next five years from the lens of astrology, spirituality and plant medicine.

Natural aromas, such as essential oils, have a profound effect on the human psyche. Using essential oils in psychedelic-assisted therapy has been previously described (Birkmayer, 2021) and offers a uniquely powerful way for enhancing its benefits. To counteract the general opinion that the mental and emotional benefits of essential oils, in particular in combination with psychedelic therapy, are vague  and poorly defined, I will review the evidence for the multiple domains in which essential oils and psychedelic molecules can synergize, including in brain function, neuroanatomy, structural similarities and the entourage effect. Historical and traditional use of aromas for sacred and transformative intentions will be touched on.

As time permits, aromatic insights from cases, practical approaches and indications for particular essential oils will be discussed.

Don't miss this Book Club Event as author, Gay Lynn Grigas will be joining us LIVE to chat about her book, Psychedelics Dreams & Rituals: A Guidebook for Explorers, Therapists, and Facilitators

A renowned worldwide speaker and presenter, Gay Lynn brings together 30 years of experience as a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor and a Credentialed Addiction Professional in a practical, step-by-step book on using psychedelics, dreams, and rituals to help you heal the root cause of trauma.

There will be a chance for you to chat with Gay Lynn during our Q & A portion of the event.  

About the Book:

Psychedelics Dreams & Rituals: A Guidebook for Explorers, Therapists, and Facilitators by Gay Lynn Grigas, LMHC

Unresolved psychological trauma is the cause of much suffering and pain—from anxiety and depression to addictions and PTSD. Psychedelics, Dreams, and Rituals: A Guidebook for Explorers, Therapists, and Facilitators, is a practical, step-by-step book on using psychedelics, dreams, and rituals to help you heal the root cause of trauma. This book will show you how to take the inner healing journey.

Find hope and healing by learning to reconnect with your true self. Enter through the door of a non-ordinary state of consciousness using psychedelics to explore your inner world. There, you can nurture, invite, and discover more of your dreams and tap into the deeper story of your life. Find generational healing and create contemporary rituals that welcome the healing power of ceremony.

A guidebook for everyone—from beginners to professionals—this book provides an understanding of the three cords and how to use these pathways individually and together. Chronicling Gay Lynn’s work for over three decades as a psychotherapist it includes the stories of real people who have experienced their own healing as well as the author’s own story. Experts in the field of psychedelic medicine are also featured and share their brilliant ideas for using these three pathways for inner healing.  

www.gaylynn.net

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NB: This is a PAC Members' Only Event. To attend please head to our Membership page & join the PAC today.

The biggest barrier to climate action and climate justice is the international drug policy regime. Prohibition gave birth to organized crime, and the attempt to police drug markets has given criminals control over crucially important parts of the planet. This webinar will explain how only sweeping changes to drug policy will allow adequate climate action.

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Bright Lights, Warm Hearts:  A PAC Holiday Celebration

🎄 Thursday, December 19th. 4:00pm PT/7:00pm ET
📍 Location: Online

Event Description:

Join us for a magical evening of connection, celebration, and community! The Psychedelic Association of Canada is excited to invite you to our Virtual Holiday Celebration, where we’ll come together to celebrate the season, meet our Board Members, and build stronger connections within our vibrant community.

This is our once a year FREE event for our entire community, not just PAC members - a small to give back to our incredible community and show our Thanks for supporting the PAC in 2024.

🎉 What to Expect:

• Meet the Board: Get to know the passionate individuals who guide the mission and vision of the Psychedelic Association of Canada. Ask questions, share your thoughts, and learn more about upcoming initiatives.
  
  
• Community Breakout Rooms: Connect with fellow members in fun, interactive breakout rooms. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or exchange ideas on psychedelic advocacy, there’s a space for everyone.
  
  
• Festive Games: Join in on exciting, holiday-themed games designed to bring some fun and laughter to the evening. Test your knowledge, play some trivia, and get in the holiday spirit!
  
  
• Prize Draws: Throughout the event, we'll be holding exciting draws with fantastic prizes! From exclusive swag to psychedelic literature and more, there are plenty of chances to win something special.

Whether you're new to the community or a long-time member, this is a great opportunity to share in the joy of the season with like-minded individuals. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!

We hope to see you there for an evening filled with connection, cheer, and community spirit! 🌟

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Don't miss this Book Club Event as author, Joanna Kempner will be joining us LIVE to chat about her book, Psychedelic Outlaws:  The Movement Revolutionizing Modern Medicine.

An award-winning sociologist unearths how a group of ordinary people debilitated by excruciating pain developed their own medicine from home-grown psilocybin mushrooms—crafting near-clinical grade dosing protocols–and fought for recognition in a broken medical system.

There will be a chance for you to chat with Joanna during our Q & A portion of the event.  

About the Book

Cluster headache, a diagnosis sometimes referred to as a ‘suicide headache,’ is widely considered the most severe pain disorder that humans experience. There is no cure, and little funding available for research into developing treatments.

When Joanna Kempner met Bob Wold in 2012, she was introduced to a world beyond most people's comprehension—a clandestine network determined to find relief using magic mushrooms. These ‘Clusterbusters,’ a group united only by the internet and a desire to survive, decided to do the research that medicine left unfinished. They produced their own psychedelic treatment protocols and managed to get academics at Harvard and Yale to test their results. Along the way, Kempner explores not only the fascinating history and exploding popularity of psychedelic science, but also a regulatory system so repressive that the sick are forced to find their own homegrown remedies, and corporate America and university professors stand to profit from their transgressions.

From the windswept shores of the North Sea through the verdant jungle of Peruvian Amazon to a kitschy underground palace built in a missile silo in Kansas, Psychedelic Outlawschronicles the rise of psychedelic medicine amid a healthcare system in turmoil. Kempner’s gripping tale of community and resilience brings readers on a eye-opening journey through the politics of pain, through the stories of people desperate enough to defy the law for a moment of relief.

NB: This is a PAC Members' Only Event. To attend please head to our Membership page & join the PAC today.

Stories are the heart of film. Documentaries reveal true stories.

Join the PAC and 3 filmmakers to learn where the intersection of film and psychedelics is found in their lives and their work.

How did psychedelic medicines influence their upcoming projects and how has their filmmaking changed since they have been immersed in the psychedelic landscape.

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A dazzling, evidence-based account of one man’s quest to heal from complex PTSD by turning to endangered coral reefs and psychedelic plants after traditional therapies failed—and his awakening to the need for us to heal the planet as well.

Professor Greg Wrenn likes to tell his nature-writing students, “The ecological is personal, and the personal is ecological.” What he’s never told them is how he’s lived out those correspondences to heal from childhood abuse at the hands of his mother.

Weaving together memoir and cutting-edge science, Mothership is not just a queer coming-of-age story. It’s a deeply researched account of how coral reefs and a psychedelic tea called ayahuasca helped Greg heal from complex PTSD—a disorder of trust, which makes the very act of bonding with someone else panic-inducing. From the tide pools in Florida where he grew up, to Indonesia’s Raja Ampat archipelago and the Amazon rainforest, this is his search for wholeness when talk therapy and pharmaceuticals did little to help. Along the way, as his ecological conscience wakes up, he takes readers underwater to the last pristine reefs on earth, and into the psyche.

Written with prophetic urgency, Mothership ultimately asks if doses of nature will be enough to save us before it’s too late.

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NB: This is a PAC Members' Only Event. To attend please head to our Membership page & join the PAC today.

The Mazatec tradition and historical use of plant & fungal medicines is integral to the international renaissance of interest in psychedelic medicines. The knowledge of Mazatec wisdom keepers and healers along with cultural aspects of life in the Oaxacan region are being preserved for future generations by dedicated volunteers in the Historias Mazatecas Archive.

To prevent this archive from being lost to weathering and age, Vuelta Sur and Fungi Foundation are collaborating on fundraising efforts to secure the funds to construct a museum to safely house these cultural artifacts, and rich heritage of the Mazatec people.

Join the PAC as we have the unique opportunity to discuss these fundraising efforts with Giuliana Furci of Fungi Foundation and Inti Garcia Flores, whose life work is the preservation of the Mazatecas Archive.

Learn why this preservation effort is so important to the worldwide psychedelic community and how you can help in the preservation effort.

Your donation is integral to bring this important project to completion. Offer your financial support today!

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Celebrate World Psychedelics Day with the Psychedelic Association of Canada. Join PAC Staff and Board Members, along with Special Guests to chat about the psychedelic renaissance as the community unites to celebrate this international event.

In this interactive event your questions about PAC’s work towards legalization, membership, benefits, retreat spaces, legal aspects and the ethnobotanical aspects of psychedelic medicine will be answered.

If you’re a proud psychonaut and curious about the current psychedelic landscape, this is the place to be.

Can psychedelic drugs help us tackle the biggest problems we face globally? Can they heal the cultural, spiritual, and political wounds we’re wrestling with?

Psychedelics have hit the mainstream as powerful new mental health treatments. But as clinicians explore what these molecules can do for our individual minds, The Bigger Picture goes further to illuminate how psychedelics can help us find new ways to make sense of and come through the crises we face around the world.

Drawing on the latest research, as well as his unique experience as a participant in a ground-breaking clinical trial investigating the potent psychedelic DMT, Alexander Beiner reveals:

• the role of psychedelics in addressing global issues such as global warming, geopolitical instability, and political polarization
• the dark side of the ‘psychedelic renaissance’ and ‘psychedelic capitalism’
• what it takes to elicit huge personal and cultural transformation through psychedelics

Embark on a journey into The Bigger Picture – a new era of science and spirituality with the potential to radically transform our perceptions of ourselves, one another, and our life on this planet.

NB: This is a PAC Members' Only Event. To attend please head to our Membership page & join the PAC today.

This webinar is a continuation of our "Sex, Love, and Psychedelics" series with Dr Cat Meyer, where we'll explore how the demands of modern life impact our sexual functioning and how psychedelics offer healing support in this realm.

In this session, we will delve deeper into the essential aspects of sexual functioning and its contextual foundations. Explore the role of psychedelics in reestablishing the interconnection between body, psyche, and spirit, facilitating our process towards wholeness and erotic vibrancy.

Receive the latest in academic research around sexual health and psychedelics. Gain practical insights into integration practices aimed at supporting lasting change post psychedelic experiences.

This webinar is tailored for psychedelic therapists, professionals, and enthusiasts seeking to enhance their understanding and skills in utilizing psychedelics for sexual healing and holistic well-being.

Ninety percent of our communication is non-verbal, communicated through the eyes, voice, facial and bodily gestures. From the moment we are born we are communicating our internal cues to our caregivers and we need them to attune to those cues to ensure that we not only survive, but flourish. As developing humans, when we are not consistently cared for or appropriately responded to, when misattuned to or neglected, we can suffer relational and development trauma. These developmental gaps and severed neural connections can lead to living in pain, disconnection and chaos.

To flourish as humans we need others to co-regulate, co-reflect and to grow brains with –we need this on an ongoing basis for life. It is the same in the psychedelic space - we need others to get our cues and to come into relationship with us when we have dropped into developmental gaps, dissociation, terror and places of thwarted growth. How do we as practitioners intervene wisely during a medicine session? This is a relational art form.

Rita Bozi will share of her years of clinical experience within medicine spaces and what it means to facilitate with mutuality, reciprocity and nuanced attunement.

Join the PAC and Psychedelic Law lawyers from across Canada to learn about recent and upcoming developments with psychedelic laws in Canada. Conversations will include 2023-in-Review, pending trials and Health Canada application processes.

The unlikely story of how the psychedelic drug MDMA emerged from the shadows to the forefront of a medical revolution—and the potential it may hold to help us thrive.

In I Feel Love, science journalist Rachel Nuwer separates fact from fantasy, hope from hype, in the drug's contested history and still-evolving future.

PAC Book Club Events are a Member Only benefit.

5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET

Please become a member today to access this amazing opportunity to connect with Rachel Nuwer regarding her book, I Feel Love.

Back by popular demand!

In this continuation of "Sexual Healing, Genital De-armouring and Ayahuasca" we will expand on the discussions previously opened and delve deeper into the processes, protocols and questions surrounding sexual healing, genital de-armouring, and sacred medicine work.

Susanne and Rahi will once again frankly discuss their work with clients and how it has facilitated healing as a somatic and sensory modality.

Join us again for another powerful and fascinating discussion.

Join us for our first interactive networking event of 2024!

You will have the chance to chat with PAC Board Members and connect with new friends from our incredible cross Canada community that is made up of people who are as passionate about psychedelic and plant medicines as you are.

Bring your questions and curiosity!

This webinar will answer these 2 important questions:

• As a practitioner, I want to offer Psychedelic Assisted Therapy. Where do I begin?
• As a clinic, we want to incorporate Psychedelic Assisted Therapy, how do we do that?

Psychedelic-assisted therapy (PaT) regulations are imminent in Canada and the United States (US). The essential infrastructure needed to support the standardized delivery of PaT for the industry requires significant development.

PaT will require a significant number of practitioners from many different disciplines as well as clinic infrastructure to support accessibility. Most practitioners and clinics with interest to participate lack the time, resources, and regulatory knowledge to implement emerging regulatory, accreditation and treatment standards into their current practice. This support is crucial for regulated practitioners to feel confident in delivering safe, effective, and regulatory compliant PaT across Canada.

This webinar will help assist practitioners wishing to provide PaT above ground but don’t know where to start, as well clinics who wish to adopt PaT as an adjunct to their practice under regulatory licensing and accreditation standards but need guidance.

Join us for our relaunched PAC Book Club - a members' only benefit!

Author, Rachel Harris, will be in attendance to discuss her outstanding new book, Swimming in the Sacred. Don't miss the opportunity to chat with Rachel in our warm and welcoming PAC Community.

If you're not a member - join today!

Swimming in the Sacred offers a revelatory look into the past half century of  psychedelics use via in-depth interviews Harris conducted with women elders who have  worked underground guiding sacred entheogenic journeys to cultivate insight, healing,  and spiritual development.  

"The women elders have thousands of hours of experience with entheogens via their own  journeys and guiding others, writes Harris. “They know that these medicines are a way of  life, that they open us to larger worlds, that integration is a life-long process."

“The women guides of the psychedelic underground have been in relationship with these  medicines for decades, providing a sacred container for entheogenic journeys,” writes  Harris. “We need to hear from them now more than ever.”

About the Author

Rachel Harris, PhD, is the author of Swimming in the Sacred: Wisdom from the  Psychedelic Underground and Listening to Ayahuasca. A psychologist who has been in  private practice for 40 years, she spent 10 years in an academic research department  where she published more than 40 scientific studies in peer-reviewed journals  and received a National Institutes of Health New Investigator’s Award. Rachel splits her  time between an island in Maine and the San Francisco Bay Area. Visit her online  at http://www.swimminginthesacred.com.

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Have you experienced transformational healing in an Ayahuasca ceremony?

Have you accessed, processed and released sexual trauma through a somatic and sensory modality through genital de-armouring?

In this leading edge conversation, our two experts will speak about their work with clients in each of these modalities, as well as combining the realms of plant medicine work and genital de-armouring.

Join us for this powerful, raw and fascinating discussion about body-based healing and empowerment for all human bodies.

**PLEASE NOTE the new date for this webinar. If you purchased tickets for the October 19th date they will be honoured.

Join Clearmind Medicine CEO, Adi Zuloff-Shani, VP Business Development, Mark Haden and MAPS Founder and Psychedelic Sector pioneer, Rick Doblin, as they discuss Traditional vs. Novel Psychedelics, and other issues related to the growing and changing International Psychedelic space. Classic psychedelics, which include LSD, mescaline and psilocybin, have been used by humans for millennia. There is a large and growing body of scientific knowledge surrounding these substances and their effects. Recently, scientific advances have led to the creation of new medicines referred to as Novel Psychedelics, similar in pharmacology to classic psychedelics. Psychedelic science brings together the diverse fields of medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical science, neuroscience, and psychological medicine in a therapeutically promising – not to mention fascinating – area of research. The current psychedelic renaissance is opening the doors to the benefits of both the traditional and novel, as old traditions are being renewed and new molecules are being identified.

Sex and psychedelics have been a popular topic of conversation, yet what are the specifics that make them so and how can we safely use them to support our clients?

Drawing upon the latest research--as well as, my own public surveys--we will delve into how psychedelics are currently being utilized to enhance sexual experiences both in and outside of clinical work.

We will discuss best practices for supporting clients in their personal exploration, promoting integration and self-discovery. Additionally, we will focus on the application of ketamine-assisted therapy sessions and the unique considerations and benefits it offers for individuals and couples.

While embracing the potential for profound transformation, we will also address the unique challenges that arise at this intersection, offering harm reduction solutions and navigating ethical considerations.

Spend some time with friends - new and old - in the PAC's warm and welcoming online Community.

Join PAC Founding Board Members Dr. Pam Kryskow, Richard Kay and PAC Executive Director, Jay Katz, along with fellow community members to chat about the intersection of medicine and psychedelics, running a psychedelic retreat business along with what the PAC has been up to - in this intereactive event. Come and ask questions, socialize and get to know the rest of your community!

Bring yourself, your curiosity and your open hearted connection to others to co-create a space where we all can thrive and learn from each other.

Hope to see you there!

We will take a look at the diagnostic criteria of eating disorders, as well as the neurobiological elements—what leads to the development of these conditions and how the brain is affected.

We'll review what traditional eating disorder treatment looks like, including medication, psychotherapy, dietary interventions, and other treatment techniques, across different levels of care.

Additionally, we will discuss the medical interventions to keep in mind when considering psychedelic treatment and some of the latest research, including data from studies using psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine/esketamine for eating disorders.

We'll discuss how the therapeutic modality "Internal Family Systems" (IFS) paired with psychedelic treatment is well suited for this patient population. To close, practical considerations for integrating psychedelics with traditional interventions will be reviewed.

Surgery and Ceremony are inherently similar processes. The ritualistic nature of surgery dates back to to ancient times, but over the years with the industrialization of medicine the awareness of the ritual has faded. This webinar will focus on Surgery as Ceremony ™: A methodology focused on guiding patients through a conscious experience during surgery to create powerful shifts in mindset and body.

When the process of surgery is treated as a ceremony, patients are given the opportunity to treat this rare experience with reverence and witness the harmonious interplay between the physical and soul bodies. Surgery as Ceremony involves a multidisciplinary team of experts  to support the patient. It includes the surgeon, a lymphatic massage practitioner, and psychotherapist to provide comprehensive treatment of the mind, body and soul. Together they collaborate on a plan outlining the arc of the transformational journey staring with preparation, the procedure, and extending into aftercare for an optimal healing experience.

When performed with an intention of support and transformation, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery becomes an opportunity to enhance a person’s physical body so that they may more confidently express the highest version of their soul body. Like ceremony, surgery becomes a ritual of transformation through which an individual meets a new version of self.

Spend some time with friends - new and old - in the PAC's warm and welcoming online Community.

Join PAC Director of Research, Sharday Mosurinjohn, and PAC Executive Director, Jay Katz, along with fellow community members to chat about the work of our Research Team - in this intereactive event. Come and ask questions, socialize and get to know the rest of your community!

Bring yourself, your curiosity and your open hearted connection to others to co-create a space where we all can thrive and learn from each other.

Hope to see you there!

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Psychedelic therapy is making its way towards a new frontier: neurology. Functional seizures (a.k.a. psychogenic non-epileptic seizures) are a difficult-to-treat condition with a limited number of therapeutic options and, as it turns out, psychedelics may be an option.

Join a global celebration and share stories and experiences with new friends and old friends, in the PAC's warm and welcoming online Community.

Join three of our Board Members, along with fellow community members to celebrate World Psychedelics Day (6-20). Meet others from your local area, ask questions, interact and most of all have some fun!

Bring yourself, your curiosity and your open hearted connection to others to co-create a space where we all can thrive and learn from each other.

Hope to see you there!

The use of psychedelics, combined with psychotherapy, may be very effective in addressing hard to treat eating disorders. We will review relevant research, along with medical, legal and safety frameworks for psychedelic assisted therapy for treat eating disorders. We will also explore the therapeutic potential of altered states of consciousness and how psychedelic therapy could be integrated into conventional eating disorder therapy models.

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As a leader in the Psychedelic movement in Canada, the PAC embodies years of experience, knowledge and connections through our dedicated Board members, whose diverse backgrounds range from decrim, harm reduction, psychedelic integration and retreat curation.

Join three of our Board Members - Peter Gulka, Richard Kay & Jay Katz - along with fellow community members to dig into all facets of the psychedelic industry. Meet others from your local area, ask questions, interact and most of all have some fun!

Bring yourself, your curiosity and your open hearted connection to others to co-create a space where we all can thrive and learn from each other.

Hope to see you there!

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What Can We Learn from American Successes?

Canada has been leading the world in terms of governmental acknowledgement of psychedelics, though Australia and US jurisdictions are quickly making progress. Join the PAC to hear from US advocates for psychedelic access from the states of Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Oregon has legal access to psilocybin, Colorado has passed laws to come into effect in 2 years' time and Washington currently has a bill before state legislatures. What lessons can we learn and what advice can they give us?

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Join us for a special interactive networking event where we celebrate "Thank You Plant Medicine Day"  where you'll have the opportunity to meet one of the co-founders of TYPM and connect with our Board and incredible community, made up of people from across Canada who are passionate about psychedelic and plant medicines.

The legal framework with Ayahuasca has changed immensely in the past two years around the world. In Europe, Italy and France have scheduled Ayahuasca as a controlled substance.

Most recently, Jose Campos, an Indigenous medicine facilitator from Peru is facing trial for bringing Ayahuasca into Mexico for healing ceremonies and has been imprisoned since being detained on March 9, 2022. This occurred after the Mexican government assigned the Marines as the head of the Customs agency. Since Jose Campos's detainment, 7 other individuals have also been imprisoned for carrying Ayahuasca into Mexico, 3 of whom are also Indigenous. This important trial will set precedence for the rest of the individuals in custody, as well as the direction of legality of Ayahuasca in Mexico.

With these recent changes and charges, Natalia Rebollo, head attorney for Jose Campos' trial, as well as the coordinator of the Ayahuasca Defense Fund, a program of ICEERS (International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research, and Service), along with her colleague Jerónimo Mazarrasa, the Social Innovation Coordinator from ICEERS will be joining Salimeh Tabrizi, founding board member of the Psychedelic Association of Canada to discuss the most recent news on the legal cases of Ayahuasca as well as informing our community about the changes and steps forward.

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2022 was a monumental year for positive action on Psychedelics in Canada.

Find out what Canada has done to become one of the leading nations in the world for (still too slowly for many) opening itself to accessible psychedelics.

Listen to top Psychedelics lawyers from across Canada discuss Marc Goldrub's newly released report: 2023, The State of  Psychedelic Law.

Alberta has just become the first province to publish a regulation on psychedelics use in a therapeutic setting. Does their acknowledgment of the inevitability of psychedelic therapy as a healthcare modality outweigh the criticisms the new requirements have received from many within Alberta's psychedelic community?

Join leaders from the Psychedelics community in Alberta as they examine the much-discussed new Alberta regulations on psychedelic therapy, taking effect in January, 2023.

In a case reminiscent of David and Goliath, Therapsil, represented by lawyer Paul Lewin, is going to the Supreme Court on behalf of their clients to ensure vital access to psychedelic medicine for end of life patients.

Noted Canadian lawyer Paul Lewin has won many cases challenging drug laws in courts across Canada. His latest action is suing the government of Canada on behalf of Therapsil and its clients, to give end-of-life patients access to psilocybin without having to access this medicine through the many layered red tape of the Canadian government.

Also joining in this important conversation is Therapsil's Spencer Hawkswell and Human Rights Lawyer John Conroy (who also has many victories at the Supreme Court of Canada).  Together they will update us on the progress of the groundbreaking case to get access to psilocybin for all Canadians.

Join us to show your solidarity with making psychedelic medicine a legal right for all in Canada!

Heroes Ethan Nadelmann and Deborah Small: Ending the War on Drugs?

Join Frontline heroes in the battle to end the War on Drugs – Ethan Nadelmann and Deborah Small.

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Find out the consequences of one of the most ill-conceived policies of the modern age.  

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Learn about efforts and successes in the campaign to finally end the War on Drugs.

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Coming Out of the Psychedelic Closet

An intimate discussion on the importance of storytelling in the cultural evolution of psychedelic access

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We're all powerful storytellers with unique tales to tell, but how impactful can one story be?

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Board member Dr. Pamela Kryskow sits down with Chief Storyteller and former PAC Executive Director, Cory Firth to discuss a new project that brings to light the significance of psychedelic storytelling at a time when it might be needed most.

Women Lead the Way - Psychedelic Success Stories

Meet the dynamic women leading the charge to make psychedelics understood and accessible across Canada. Hear about how women are making a difference and be inspired!

This informative and engaging event will be hosted by PAC's own Board Member, Francesca D'Ambrosio.

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She will be speaking with some of the female leaders in the psychedelic sector:

Dr. Shannon Dames

Dr. Emma Hapke

& Erika Dyck

Join us to celebrate these amazing women and their "psychedelic success stories".

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The internationalization of Ayahuasca and the current interest in entheogens and psychedelics for treatment and self-discovery bring challenges to professionals and participants alike. While licensed ritual use, research and clinical efforts are moving forward, there seems to be little knowledge available for the community at large regarding the experiences, and the potential awakening precipitated by non-ordinary states of consciousness (NOSC).

This presentation discuses the “maps” necessary for depth inner exploration, for these journeys require a broader cartography of the self and the unseen, transpersonal realms. We will address how in NOSC each person’s experience is unique, why issues such as boundaries, identities and ethics need specific attention, and how to wisely manage care of one’s body, soul, and spirit during the process of self-discovery.

with our incredible community, made up of people from across Canada who are passionate about psychedelic and plant medicines.

• Meet others from across the country involved in all facets of the psychedelic and plant medicine space.
• Share your personal experiences and create new friendships with like-minded and like-hearted new friends.
• Network with others who may be interested to learn about your professional services or businesses.

To get the MOST from this special event, you'll want to be sure to join us that day from a quiet environment (with your microphone and video on) so that you can interact easily with your hosts and other participants.

Join us live on April 28, 2022 and participate in the conversation!

Join Jeffrey C Sorensen of breathARMY in discussing the valuable role breathwork can play alongside psychedelic therapies and the similarities between these two modalities in how they impact brain function.

Jeff will provide a brief history and description of techniques that can be useful and complementary in psychedelic therapy.

Jeff will also guide us in a relaxing yet revitalizing breathing session.

MEAI (5-Methoxy-2-aminoindane) is a psychoactive molecule, exerting a euphoric alcohol-like experience & a reduced desire to consume alcohol. It shows a high safety profile in preclinical studies and a promising efficacy.

MEAI is believed to break the vicious binge-drinking cycle at the decision point to drink more alcohol, by potentially innervating neural pathways such as 5-HT1A that lead to “sensible behaviour”.

In this informational and education session, Adjunct Professor Mark Haden, VP of Business Development for Clearmind will discuss the history of MEAI and its classification as a psychedelic, the clinical trial pathway required for the molecule MEAI to become a treatment, and some of the preclinical data.

Unprocessed trauma is the most significant yet often misunderstood roadblock to health and embodied wellness, underlying the vast majority of mental health, physical health, and addiction issues. In this webinar, we will cover the physiology of trauma—from how it shapes neural networks to its impact on our broader physiology, relationships, and society.

You’ll learn how to better understand trauma in your own body and life, how to support others, the impact of having an emotionally safe space with other men, and the power of psychedelics to help resolve traumas of all types.

If you’re on a healing journey, a therapist, an integration coach, a healthcare worker, a parent, or simply wish to grasp the vital relationship between trauma, psychedelics, and health, this webinar is for you.

Join our Executive Director Cory Firth as he sits down with special guests Dr. Pamela Kryskow and Paul Stamets for an intimate Q&A centered on the medicinal use of mushrooms in North America and how fungi can help the overall health of people and the planet.

As interest in psychedelics has spiked in recent years, many people are referring to this boom as a “psychedelic renaissance”. Although psychedelics may have the potential to be an effective therapy for a variety of ailments, it is in everyone’s best interest to incorporate strategies for safe use, managed use, abstinence, non-judgement, and addressing conditions of use along with the use itself. This is where harm reduction, a set of practical strategies and ideas, comes in.

Join us for an informational webinar focused on understanding harm reduction and how it’s principals may be directly applied to psychedelic practices and therapy today! Our panel of professional nurses are ready to share their passion for harm reduction, why it is vital moving forward, and the current challenges with implementation.

Certified Relational Somatic Therapist, Sasha Cuff will cover the physiology of trauma, how it impacts our physiology, relationships and society at large.

Join Sonia Stringer, Pam Kryskow and special guest Brom Rector to learn how to analyze psychedelics companies from an impact, ethical and financial perspective. We will discuss:

• An overview of investment and business opportunities in psychedelics
• How to evaluate if a company is a good investment (or not)
• How to critically evaluate if their medical and patent claims are realistic
• How to critically evaluate if they are improving the world in the spirit of these medicines
• How the best business models in psychedelics are also the most ethical
• What "the next wave" of psychedelic companies will look like
• Resources to assist you in your psychedelic investing journey

First responders are there on the worst days or moments of our lives; they are there when we need them most. But, when our worst day becomes a first responder's worst and darkest moment over and over again, who is there for them? These experiences may unconsciously become a first responder's occupation stress injury or PTSD.

Join Dr. Pam Kryskow and 4 first responders: Mia, Carl, Scott and Amy as they discuss how psychedelics initiated and accelerated their road to recovery from the deep-seated occupational stress injury of PTSD.

Join us as we dive into a historical look at Canada's psychedelic past, and look forward to the future of psychedelics, are we in a renaissance or flashback?

This event examines some of the historical Canadian trials with LSD, while it remained a legal substance, and considers how the drug and its supporters dealt with challenges, first from the medical community and later from political and moral authorities concerned about the abusive characteristics of the drug.

Our esteemed guest Erika Dyck is a Professor and a Canada Research Chair in the History of Health & Social Justice. She is the author of several books and is currently co-editing 'A Global History of Psychedelics' (under contract with MIT Press). Erika is also a Board Member of Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plants and Associate Director of Chacruna Canada.

Join us for a live medicine concert and chat with sacred music artists using their voices to help raise money to protect the Amazon and give back to its Indigenous communities.

We'll be chatting about plant medicines, their creative process, and of course lots of beautiful music!

All funds raised for this event will be donated to the Rainforest Trust and local Indigenous communities in the Amazon. Donors from our community will be matching donations to amplify the impact so please donate if you can. Featuring East Forest, Yaima, Ixchel Prisma, Jerry Walsh, Little Whale, Chris Rodman, and Lindsay Thompson. More musicians to come... The event will be hosted by Pascal Tremblay from the CPA board.

Join Canadian Psychedelic Association's Board Member, Jazmin Pirozek and Indigenous Advisor, Andrew Judge in a conversation about our human prehistory and the history of Canada as a country

Learn about Treaties and unceded territories, as well as the importance of the land in regard to autonomy.

Learn the importance of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 94 Calls to Action and how we all can contribute to healing as a nation.

We are pleased to have our three lawyers who are well versed in the law, and psychedelics in Canada, return for another lively discussion about where we are at in Canada with making psychedelics and plant medicines legally accessible, and where it might go in the next few years. Last event our panel of legal advisors were so full of information and eager to share what they knew – which was a lot – we didn’t have time for your questions. We really want to hear from you – what is important to you to get clarity on? What do you wish to ask our illustrious panel? Let’s get started right away – we are open to receive your question(s) here ahead of June 2nd : hello@psychedelicassociation.net

Join Canadian Psychedelic Association board member and host Trevor Millar as he sits down with his friend and colleague Dr. Gabor Maté for an intimate discussion on trauma, psychedelics, and the state of the world.

Music! Humanity's muse. Nietzsche once said that "Without music, life would be a mistake."

Music has the power to make us laugh, cry, dance, and ponder deep philosophical questions. It moves our soul, heart, and body as nothing else can, and sometimes, all at once. Music connects humanity across culture and time. Sounds can reach deep down into us and help move trauma around and engage our cells in a symphony of healing and insights across our emotional, logical, and spiritual bodies.

The latest scientific literature is promising when it comes to pairing psychedelic therapy with music to help us feel better. Data and research papers are increasingly digging deep into the science behind the breakthroughs possible. Indigenous cultures are way ahead in that department and have understood the healing powers of sound for a very long time as music is a core element of plant medicine ceremonies and other spiritual practices.

Join us as we explore the fascinating world of music, sound therapy, and psychedelics in a series of webinars on the subject. In the first episode, we will talk about some of the science behind sounds and their ability to affect our cells and body, using sound and psychedelics in a therapeutic context, the emotional language of music, music in a shamanic context with plant medicines, and lots more. And of course, there will be live music!

The genesis of the Canadian Psychedelic Association (CPA) grew from discussions held by dedicated members of the psychedelic community on the ethical scalability of the psychedelic renaissance—now it is time to bring that conversation to the next level!

Are you involved with a psychedelic business in Canada? Are you curious about the ethical development of this industry? Do you want to offer your personal vision of where you see it going? Then please join us as we ask questions to spark conversations centred around ethical business practices, reciprocation, regulation, building a sustainable framework, and discuss the paths forward as this movement towards mainstreaming psychedelic therapies gains momentum. We are here to engage the community on this important topic and to support the courageous trailblazers in this modern psychedelic sphere who want to help as many people as possible, guided by a vision and principles that go beyond business as usual.

Join hosts and CPA board members Jazmin Pirozek and Trevor Millar as they deep-dive into the transformation that’s possible once someone hits their rock-bottom.

Rocket ship from rock bottom is a new CPA web series that highlights stories of ordinary Canadians who have used plant medicines and other transformational techniques to turn their lives around when everything seemed lost.

This week we’ll hear from two Canadian men as they share their stories of rock-bottom and the radical change that came afterward. Meet Steve Sobczak from Winnipeg and Allen Pencoff from Kenora in this inaugural episode of Rocket ship from rock bottom.

Have your own rocket ship from a rock-bottom story which involves a plant medicine or psychedelic substance that you’d like to share with the world? Email us at hello@psychedelicassociation.net, with subject: "Rocket ship” to share your story, and maybe we’ll feature you on an upcoming episode. Thanks!

From the conversation around psychedelics, their efficacy, the potential benefits and possible concerns, plus the ever-increasing number of people publicly talking about their own experiences, you might think that in Canada our drug policies and laws have changed and that psychedelics are now legally available. Actually, that is not the case!

Join us for a lively discussion about where we are at in Canada with making psychedelics and plant medicines legally accessible, and where it might go in the next few years. What are the opportunities, and what should we be wary of? Is the incremental approach the way to go, or something more strident? We are pleased to have four lawyers who are well versed in the law, and psychedelics in Canada review the options.

Join Carlos Plazola and Larry Norris, the leaders of the US Decriminalization Nature movement, Pete Fry, city councillor in Vancouver, and Trevor Millar and Salimeh Tabrizi of the Canadian Psychedelic Association for an inspiring conversation on the recent successful wins in the US, the updates in Canada, including Mayor Stewart's recent motion to decriminalize all drugs in Vancouver and the lessons learned so far.

Psychedelic-assisted therapy is finding its way back into mainstream medicine. A psychedelic like medicine is being used by health care providers to address depression and PTSD. Roots To Thrive Ketamine-Assisted Therapy is a 3-month program that builds resiliency through an intentional community of practice, paired with ketamine-assisted therapy. This new mental health model places the community at the centre of the healing process. Furthermore, it is affordable, accessible, its impacts are far-reaching. On the webinar you will learn about Roots To Thrive Ketamine Assisted Therapy, the first of its kind in a Health Authority, led by a multi-disciplinary team of patient partners, therapists, MDs, RNs, an Indigenous Elder, and somatic energy experts.

Join us in this timely conversation with Drs. Sunil Aggarwal and Leanna Standish from the Advanced Integrative Medicine Institute of Seattle, as well as herbalists and cultivators Kelly Dunn and Josh Sarvis, founders of the DEM Pure Organic Cannabis Certification and Dragonfly Earth Medicine for an in-depth look at how Cannabis and the endocannabinoid system support our health and well-being.

An intimate conversation between Dr. Pamela Kryskow and three Canadians who have benefited from this treatment for their problematic substance use. Each of these women have very diverse backgrounds, yet all share the commonality of having been dependant on opioids and having found freedom through plant medicine and its highly potent capacity for healing. Join us live and participate in the conversation!

Hear three personal stories of recovery from problematic opiods use facilitated by the powerful healing plant medicine ibogaine. Come join us and ask questions to our panel and chat with the community!

A conversation with a diverse panel on the war on drugs. How have we gotten here? What is the future explored from multiple perspectives.

Join volunteers and psychedelic societies in Canada for a collaboration and planning session. Get plugged into the movement and take action!

Join Carlos Plazola and Larry Norris, the leaders of the US Decriminalization Nature movement and Trevor Millar and Salimeh Tabrizi of the Canadian Psychedelic Association for an inspiring conversation on the successful Decriminalization Nature Movement in the US. In Denver, Colorado, as well as Oakland, and Santa Cruz, California history was made by decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms and all federal Schedule I psychedelics. Now nearly 100 cities are considering decriminalization. What will be next for the decrim movement? Will cities such as Chicago, Portland and Dallas be next? What does the Decriminalization Nature Movement in Canada look like and what is the latest news?

Join Adrianne Robson from the DOSED movie and Trevor Millar of the Canadian Psychedelic Association for an intimate conversation on mental health, addiction, and the healing power of psychedelic plant medicines. Adrianne's journey was documented in the award-winning film DOSED. What has happened since the film? How can plant medicine help with addiction and mental health? What is Adrianne's message to the estimated 50% of Canadians who will suffer from mental illness?* As well, hear more about the CPA and the national decriminalization campaign we have started. Tune in LIVE on Zoom, where Adrianne and Trevor will be fielding questions from the worldwide community. We look forward to seeing you there!

Connect with leaders in the psychedelic community as they share their perspectives on living in these times of global change and uncertainty. In this time of great uncertainty and isolation, it is important that we come together to put our current situation in perspective and to explore what lessons that can be drawn. Slowing things down and connecting with the deeper layers of our lives. What can psychedelics teach us in these times? What is the way forward? How do we align ourselves to the teachings that are increasingly needed in the world? It’s crucial that we take this opportunity to align ourselves with the teaching of the virus. Psychedelics are wonderful healing agents which encourage perspective and guidance.