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The Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF, As Told By Its Fund Manager
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 10:33am | 1149On January 27, the Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF (NEO:PSYK) became the first exchange traded fund to focus solely on the psychedelics industry. Horizons ETFs CEO Steve Hawkins sat down with Benzinga to discuss the listing, which brought in approximately CA$25 million ($19.4 million) in...
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Mind Cure Closes $18M Raise
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 - 9:53am | 296Mind Cure Health Inc. (CSE: MCUR), a mental health and wellness company working in the psychedelics sector, announced the closing of a CA$23 Million ($18.1 million) offering. The company issued approximately 38 million units, consisting of one share and one half of a share purchase warrant, at CA$0...
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Psilocybin Four Times More Effective Than Antidepressants, Study Finds
Monday, February 8, 2021 - 4:37pm | 758This article by Jill Ettinger was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission. A new Johns Hopkins research study found psilocybin was far greater in treating depression than antidepressants. New research into the benefits of psilocybin point to...
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Psyched: Boston Suburbs Decriminalize Psilocybin, Delic Begins Psychedelic Treatments, Australia Denies Legalization
Saturday, February 6, 2021 - 8:37am | 1449Boston Suburbs Look To Decriminalize Natural Psychedelics Two Boston suburbs are the latest U.S. jurisdictions to eliminate penalties on the possession and cultivation of entheogenic plants and fungi. That includes psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, the peyote cacti and the iboga...
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Boston Suburb Votes To Decriminalize Natural Psychedelics
Thursday, February 4, 2021 - 5:44pm | 537A Boston suburb recently became the latest U.S. jurisdiction to eliminate penalties on the possession and cultivation of entheogenic plants and fungi, including psilocybin mushrooms, ayahuasca, the peyote cacti and the iboga plant. Cambridge, Massachusetts, which has a population of over 105,...
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Psilocybin Legalization: New Bills Introduced In Florida, Connecticut and Hawaii
Monday, February 1, 2021 - 8:57am | 563Lawmakers in Hawaii, Connecticut and Florida recently introduced bills aimed at expanding access to psilocybin therapy. The measures follow steps taken by Oregon, where the therapeutic use of psilocybin was legalized via a ballot vote on Election Day, Nov. 3. Florida: A bill...
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Psyched: First Psychedelics ETF Debuts; Hawaii, Florida and Connecticut Eye Psilocybin Legalization; Psyence Goes Public
Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 12:02pm | 1263First Psychedelics ETF Debuts On NEO Exchange Psychedelics’ first exchange traded fund went public last Wednesday. The Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF is now listed on Toronto’s NEO exchange under the symbol ‘PSYK’, and managed by Horizons ETFs Management. PSYK is a...
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Global Trac Solutions Partners With Minerco For Virtual Psychedelics Conferences
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 4:11pm | 255Digital media company Global Trac Solutions (PINK: PSYC) announced Monday a new joint venture with mushroom producer Minerco (PINK: MINE). The two companies will co-develop a set of virtual events focused on education around the medicinal potential of psilocybin mushrooms. Jamaica-...
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Could Psilocybin End Our Addiction Crisis?
Friday, January 22, 2021 - 11:57am | 770This article by Jennifer Walker-Journey was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission. Two doses of psilocybin over a period of eight weeks significantly reduced alcohol use and cravings for alcoholics. That’s according to early results of a New York...
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Psyched: Compass Launches Center Of Excellence, Entheon Purchases HaluGen, Atai Buys Majority Stake In Recognify
Saturday, January 16, 2021 - 9:38am | 999Compass Launches Center Of Excellence Compass Pathways (NASDAQ: CMPS) officially launched the Centre of Excellence, in collaboration with The Sheppard Pratt Institute for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Baltimore, Maryland. This “clinic model” will study and...
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Psyched: NeonMind, Novamind Go Public; MAPS And Field Trip Study MDMA; Psychedelics Center Launches In NYC
Sunday, January 10, 2021 - 8:55am | 1067NeonMind Goes Public Psychedelics biotech company NeonMind debuted on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Monday under the symbol ‘NEON.’ NeonMind CEO Penny White discussed the highly anticipated — oversubscribed — initial public offering (IPO) on the Jan. 7 edition...
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Exclusive: Novamind CEO On Going Public: 'We're Focused On Treating People Today'
Tuesday, January 5, 2021 - 1:27pm | 1121Novamind became the latest psychedelics company to go public through a reverse take-over with Hinterland Metals Inc. The company debuted in the Canadian Securities Exchange on Tuesday under the symbol "NM." In late November, Novamind closed a private placement for CA$10 million ($7.8...
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NeonMind Goes Public, Plans To Study Functional Mushrooms And Psilocybin As Treatments
Monday, January 4, 2021 - 4:48pm | 404Psychedelics biotech company NeonMind debuted on the Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) Monday under the symbol ‘NEON.’ The listing comes after the company successfully closed its fully subscribed initial public offering on Dec. 30, for proceeds of about CA$4.6...
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Psyched: The First Psychedelics ETF, Beckley Raises $19M, 3 Companies Go Public
Friday, January 1, 2021 - 10:49am | 876The Psychedelics Sector Might Soon Get Its First ETF Financial services company Horizons ETFs Management filed documents with the Ontario Securities Commission for a psychedelics ETF, which is expected to go live on Jan. 15. The ‘Horizons Psychedelic Stock Index ETF’ would become the...
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Allied Wants To Conquer Psilocybin Space, Plans To Acquire Pacific Sun Fungi
Monday, December 28, 2020 - 12:24pm | 363Medical cannabis company Allied Corp. (OTC: ALID) is taking the next step on its road to joining the psilocybin space. The British Columbia-based company said it signed a letter of intent to buy the psilocybin company Pacific Sun Fungi. This move comes as the next logical step in the company...