Weekend Listen Changing Minds: Psilocybin, Medicine, and the Limits of the Law (via White Coat, Black Art)

On White Coat, Black Art, trusted ER doctor Brian Goldman brings you honest and surprising stories that can change your health and your life. Expect deep conversations with patients, families and colleagues that show you what is and isn't working in Canadian healthcare. “Pistol” Pete Pearson, a 76-year-old living with a terminal lung disease, says psilocybin-assisted therapy transformed his end-of-life distress after he accessed it outside the medical system. While psilocybin remains illegal in Canada, researchers including UHN psychiatrist Dr. Joshua Rosenblat are running government-funded trials exploring its potential for mood disorders. More episodes of White Coat, Black Art are available wherever you get your podcasts, and here:

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Weekend Listen Changing Minds: Psilocybin, Medicine, and the Limits of the Law (via White Coat, Black Art) is an episode from Ideas by CBC.

This episode is 00:48:53 long.

This episode was published on Apr 18, 2026.

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