Federal court rules Health Canada decision to block experiential psilocybin training was unreasonable – CBC
Federal Court of Appeal judge noted agency changed its position with no clear explanation
Jun 19, 2025
The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Health Canada’s refusal to allow exemptions for health-care workers to use psilocybin as part of their experiential training was unreasonable.
Wednesday’s decision was the result of an appeal of a 2022 judicial review application in a case involving 96 health-care practitioners who sought an exemption to legally use dried hallucinogenic mushrooms as part of what is known as experiential training.
The initial application for exemption was filed under the name of Jeff Toth, a Nova Scotia nurse practitioner.
Health Canada’s refusal of the health-care workers’ requests for exemptions has been sent back to Health Minister Marjorie Michel for redetermination.
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/health-canada-psilocybin-1.7566289
