James sits down with Dr. Bia Labate to discuss the many projects of the Chacruna Institute. Dr. Beatriz Caiuby Labate (Bia Labate) is a queer Brazilian anthropologist based in San Francisco. She has a Ph.D. in social anthropology from the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Brazil. Her main areas of interest are the study of
James sits down with C.J. Spotswood, aka the EntheoNurse, to discuss Maine’s new psilocybin services bill, drug interactions with psychedelics, and how the conversation around harm reduction has evolved in the past few years. C.J. Spotswood, MSN, APRN, PMHNP aka “EntheoNurse” is a board certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner with his practice in primary care
James sits down with Chris Koddermann of the International Therapeutic Psilocybin Rescheduling Initiative, or ITPRI, to discuss their new campaign to reform psilocybin laws on the world stage. Christopher Koddermann is a Swiss-based government affairs, public policy and communications specialist with extensive experience advising clients operating in complex, highly regulated, multi-stakeholder industries. With over 20
James sits down with Raad Seraj — artist, tech entrepreneur, psychedelic enthusiast, and venture partner at The Conscious Fund — to discuss a personal project that aims to increase access to early-stage psychedelics ventures for retail investors. Along the way, Raad talks about the state of psychedelic markets, and the opening up of traditional avenues
James sits down with Dr. Pamela Kryskow and Cory Firth of the Canadian Psychedelic Association to discuss recent and upcoming milestones in psychedelic medicine, culture, and policy in Canada. Dr Pamela Kryskow Dr. Pamela Kryskow is a medical doctor with a strong interest in psychedelic medicine, mental health and chronic pain. She is the medical
In this episode, James sits down with Numinus Wellness CEO Payton Nyquvest to discuss their partnership with MAPS, psychedelic clinical infrastructure and patient care, and their new listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Find Numinus on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NuminusWellness Or on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/numinushealth/
James sits down with Professor Erika Dyck of the University of Saskatchewan to discuss the very Canadian origins of psychedelic therapy at Weyburn Mental Hospital. That story, and other important aspects of psychedelic history, are detailed in the graphic novel Wonder Drug: LSD in the Land of Living Skies, by Hugh Goldring and nicole marie
James sits down with Dr. Allan Kaplan to discuss the role psychedelics could play in treating eating disorders. Dr. Kaplan is currently a Senior Clinician/Scientist at the Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto and Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, as well as VP of
James sits down with MINDCURE Health CEO Kelsey Ramsden to talk about the impact psychedelics can have on women’s sexual health and desire. In a society still rife with bias, can psychedelics move the conversation forward?
In this special Lift & Co. Expo episode of Truffle Talks, James speaks with Spencer Hawkswell of TheraPsil and Andrew Charrette of KGK Science about how to improve regulatory outcomes in psychedelics for patients in need. You can find our previous Lift & Co. Expo coverage here. And some of our previous coverage of TheraPsil.
James interviews Shawn Pierce of MCI Events about setting up the 2021 Lift & Co. Expo at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. Truffle Report will be there covering Lift & Co.’s first Psychedelic Business Summit. Lift & Co Expo is runs from November 18-21. Get your tickets here: https://liftexpo.ca/toronto-expo-2021…
Truffle Report Editor James Stephen sits down with the team from Dimensions Healing to talk about the challenges and opportunities of building a legal psychedelic retreat in Ontario, Canada. Dimensions is building multiple psychedelic healing centres in Ontario’s Algonquin Highlands, Costa Rica, and Jamaica. While awaiting regulatory changes in Canada, they’ll be catering to Section
In our second installment of Truffle Talks, James sits down with entrepreneur Robbie Bent to discuss how his journey through plant medicine and various wellness practices led to a social reimagining of mental health with his new venture, Othership. About Robbie Robbie Bent is building a global community to improve mental health in an accessible
In our first installment of Truffle Talks, James sits down with Dr. Reid Robison, Chief Medical Officer of Novamind, to discuss a pilot program providing free-of-cost ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP) to frontline workers affected by COVID-19 in Utah and Colorado. Joining James and Reid are KAP patients Jen Cope and Ryan Perez, who speak about their
