In July last year, Australia became the first country to legalise ecstasy (MDMA) and magic mushrooms (psilocybin) for mental health disorders, including PTSD and depression. A bold move, it spurred medical businesses into action, seeking the proper approvals and getting the early advantage. At the same time, not all medical professionals were so thrilled, citing
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In May 2023, diversified digital health company Vitura Health (ASX: VIT) announced a joint venture with Canadian psychedelic company PharmAla Biotech, giving birth to its Melbourne-based psychedelics arm, Cortexa. Providing an update on the 50-50 venture, the Company has noted an “Australian first” win. Its MDMA bulk GMP (good manufacturing practice) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API)
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In Australia, about 43% of people aged between 16 and 85 had experienced a mental disorder at some point as of 2023. Between 2021 and 2022, over 44 million mental health-related meds, largely anti-depressants, were dispensed. While traditional treatments are only about 20 to 30% effective in treating anxiety and depression, recreational cannabis company Melodiol
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Australia has made a groundbreaking decision by becoming the first country to legalise the clinical prescribing of MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) for the treatment of specific mental health disorders, including PTSD and treatment-resistant depression. Setting Australia apart as the pioneer in adopting psychoactive-based treatments for mental health, as of 1 July, authorised psychiatrists
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Although it doesn’t apply to me, many of you may remember the early mornings during adolescence when you were throwing yourself around in a club, parading a locked-jaw, and beaming pupils so wide it would be hard to deny that you weren’t on something. Well, chances are, you had consumed MDMA, or if you were
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If you read my articles often, you would know that I can become quite laudatory when discussing small cap companies excelling in recreational drug regulation and using once illegal drugs to treat various mental health conditions and illnesses. Ranging from cannabis to psychedelics, and now, MDMA. Most of my articles surrounding this area follow the
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