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The view from Cena Life’s new clinic in a South Edmonton high-rise looks out clear to the edge of the city. And in the row of treatment rooms that line the office space, you can see the optimism within the company that the psychedelic-assisted therapies offered have a strong future in mental health care in Alberta.
Alberta became the first province to regulate the use of psychedelic therapies for the treatment of mental health disorders in 2022.
The province set a precedent by regulating psychedelic-assisted therapy, and recently added coverage from insurance providers makes treatment more accessible.
As interest in medicinal psilocybin grows, CBC News looks at how it is produced, the state of research and the red tape experienced by people who hope it will alter the course of their lives.
These are the key changes taking effect from 1 January.