Access to Psychedelics: The legal and regulatory landscape

Join us and gain a deep understanding of the complex legal frameworks that shape the use of psychedelic substances in Canada. This course is your gateway to comprehending the critical legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding psychedelics.

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Course curriculum

    1. Description & Learning Objectives

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    2. Meet your instructors

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    1. Legal Landscape and Section 7 of the Charter

    1. Regulatory Landscape

    1. Alberta's Regulation and Service Standards

    1. Meaningful Consultation

    1. Freedom of Thought

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 11 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Description and Learning Objectives

Gain a comprehensive understanding of the legal and regulatory landscape surrounding psychedelics in Canada in Seminar 4 of the MAPS Canada School of Psychedelics seminar series, Psychedelics in Canada: Past, Present and Future. Instructors Susan Chapelle, Rielle Capler, Jack Lloyd, Paul Lewin and Akwasi Owusu-Bempah will lead participants on a journey from the history of controlled substances to the current legal and regulatory landscape of psychedelics in Canada and their implications for access. By the end of the seminar, participants will have a thorough understanding of the history and current state of federal regulations, licensing requirements, current provincial regulations, as well as obligations to patients under the Canadian Charter of Right and Freedoms, and issues related to UNDRIP, Indigenous sovereignty, and meaningful consultation.

  • Review the history of controlled substances and the current legal and regulatory landscape of psychedelics in Canada

  • Gain an understanding of the regulatory and licensing requirements in North America

  • Learn about the first provincial regulations for psychedelics drug treatment therapies in Canada and implications for access

  • Learn about the federal government’s Charter obligations to medical psychedelic patients

  • Learn about constitutional considerations related to freedom of thought

  • Understand issues pertaining to UNDRIP, Indigenous sovereignty, the need for meaningful consultation in the development of laws and regulations, and how prohibition impacts equity seeking groups

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Uncover how legal frameworks shape access and use. Equip yourself with knowledge to advocate and educate.

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