Let the man have his mushrooms God damn it. I bet the only people against it would be pharmaceuticals.

This is why we need the Charter. Politicians don't care about a few horribly disabled people, and average people don't want to think about them, but courts have to.

I'm the first person to defend Health Canada having standards for scientifically-validated treatment, but there is clearly work to be done in actually making sure the science happens - ideally, cases like this where the treatment is being recommended by licensed doctors should be considered opportunities for research, even if it is only a case study.

If any of you out there suffer from Cluster Headaches as I do, know that mushrooms absolutely destroyed them. I went from 3-4 attacks a year, to one in the last 9 years.

Health Canada denied the request due to lack of research into the efficacy of the drug to treat cluster headaches.

That's a load of BS. We know it helps this one person. Why does it matter if it helps the average person suffering this affliction?

How does mushrooms help with headaches? Every time I do mushrooms I get a headache lol

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A 51-year-old Calgary man who suffers debilitating cluster headaches has won a Federal Court battle forcing Health Canada to reconsider his bid for legal access to psilocybin to treat his extreme pain.

In their July 12, 2023, SAP application Lance and his Calgary neurologist, William Jeptha Davenport, requested legal access psilocybin to help treat pain.

McAllister wrote that in his experience, "many cluster headache patients obtain outstanding results using psilocybin-containing mushrooms," which he said helped prevent episodes with little danger or side effects.

He argued that by denying Lance access to psilocybin, federal authorities infringed on his Charter right to make reasonable medical choices regarding his physical and mental wellbeing.

The ruling noted that this infringement was exacerbated by delays and risked Lance's life due to his suicidal ideation and the fact that he could potentially be eligible for medical assistance in dying (MAID).

Ian MacKay, the SAP manager for Health Canada's office of clinical trials, told federal court he has a 13-member team that handles about 1,000 requests and 800 phone calls per month, many of which are medical emergencies.

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