Petition tabled today in the house of commonsHopefully you all signed the decriminalization petition that was tabled today in the HOC. The Gov't has 45 days to respond, which means we have at most 45 days to grab more shares. Transcript below:
Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to present e-petition 2534.
Almost 15,000 Canadians have signed this petition calling for the decriminalization of psychoactive plants and fungi that have traditionally been used for medicinal and ceremonial purposes by indigenous people since time immemorial. The petition points out that there is a growing body of peer-reviewed evidence that these traditional remedies support recovery from addiction and help people suffering from PTSD, treatment-resistant depression and end-of-life anxiety.
I would also like to thank the Minister of Health for giving an exemption to several people who are at the end of their lives for the use of psilocybin-assisted therapy.
The petition calls on the Government of Canada to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Food and Drugs Act and regulations to distinguish and exempt these organisms when used for therapeutic practices as adjuncts to medical care, healing ceremonies, or solitary spiritual growth and self development.
I would like to thank Trevor Millar and MAPS Canada for bringing forward this petition.