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Support for psychedelic treatments means full steam ahead at Compass, despite stock drop

Though UK-based pharmaceutical company Compass Pathways reached its primary endpoint from its June 23 Phase 3 trial to use synthetic psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression (TRD), investors were seemingly underwhelmed. That same day, shares plunged 46% to a record low of $2.35 a share for the biotech firm. But Kabir Nath, CEO of Compass, defends the […]

New Zealand Approved Psychedelic Therapy. He’s the Only Doctor Who Can Do It.

Dr. Cameron Lacey has spent years studying how psychedelics might help treat depression and other mood disorders. Last week, he became the first and only psychiatrist in New Zealand allowed to prescribe psilocybin, the hallucinogenic found in ā€œmagic mushrooms.ā€ The approval from New Zealand’s health ministry is the latest boost to a growing global movement […]