As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms

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OTTAWA — Thomas Hartle became one of the first Canadians to receive a federal exemption to treat symptoms of his stage\u002Dfour colon cancer with magic mushrooms…

But not long after the landmark decision, Hartle says that legal avenues to access the drug have been “shut off,” even as an illegal market booms.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails or any newsletter. Postmedia Network Inc.

In 2020, Hartle was was among a handful of patients — many of whom were suffering from terminal illness — granted the exemption to use psilocybin by former health minister Patty Hajdu. “I would like this therapy to be medicalized so that it’s a treatment, that your doctor can just give you a referral to a professional who is qualified and experienced and who has access to a safe supply.”

The group helped Hartle and others get their exemptions and is leading a legal challenge to fight the status of psilocybin in Federal Court. “You can almost think about it like the government granting patients access to chemotherapy but making medical school and the training around … chemotherapy illegal,” Hawkswell said. “All we would have is underground chemotherapy treatments. And that’s what’s happening today in Canada.”

 

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