September 1st, 2021 MAPS Canada is pleased to announce the appointment of Scott Bernstein as our new Executive Director. A lawyer based in Vancouver, BC, Scott brings over 13 years’ experience in national and international drug policy reform. Prior to joining MAPS Canada, Scott served as Director of Policy for the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition, […]
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Dear MAPS Canada Community, We are very excited to be announcing the release of our brand new MAPS Canada Podcast. This is a project that has been completely spearheaded by our volunteer Podcast Committee and has been building momentum behind the scenes since last fall. Our team has been hard at work drafting up a
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Dear MAPS Canada Community, The Board of Directors of MAPS Canada is sad to announce the departure of Mark Haden as Executive Director. Mark founded MAPS Canada in 2011 and over the past 10 years has built the organization from the ground up to the expansive and successful non-profit that it is today. MAPS Canada
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Join founder and executive director of MAPS, Rick Doblin, Ph.D., for an update on the Capstone Project and what it took to reach this amazing fundraising milestone. Rick will discuss the future implications for MDMA-assisted psychotherapy, now that the necessary funds have been raised to make this medicine a reality. Date: Tuesday, September 22nd Time:
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Examining the Psychedelic Renaissance We are in the middle of the psychedelic renaissance. With research projects and decriminalization proposals popping up across North America and with MDMA on the verge of approval as a treatment for PTSD, psychedelic therapy is on track to become the next major breakthrough in mental health care. MAPS Canada has
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While psychedelics are in the midst of their second pass at mainstream legitimacy, the public perception of psychedelic advocates hasn’t changed much since the 1960s. From Woodstock and the Grateful Dead, to mandalas and tie dye, to a refusal to work or bathe, many characteristics of the psychedelic advocate are evoked during public discussions, rarely
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Almost anyone taking psychedelics, whether rookie or veteran, reports feelings of enhanced creativity. Defining creativity is a slippery slope and these reports are especially subjective, but many artists like Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead and the Beatles speak reverently about the effects that psychedelics had on their ability to create music. A lesser known, but
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Even under brief examination it is clear that in the demographics of the modern psychedelic medicine movement, there is a significant underrepresentation of people of color. Most of the plant medicines that are being discussed are indigenous to non-European cultures, and traditionally used by Latin American, African and other cultures. However, the positions of power
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In order to understand why psychedelics are considered such a promising potential treatment for depression, it is vital to understand a little bit about how the brain works.
From Ruts to Oceanic Boundlessness: Psychedelics and Depression Read More »
It is vital that we begin to recognize the urgency of identifying effective and accessible treatments for PTSD and other mental health issues. Based on the current lack of such treatments, this urgency may involve investigating some substances that had been previously deemed as “drugs of abuse” for the last half a century.
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