Psilocybin Dispensaries and Online Health Claims in Canada
In this study, psilocybin retailers, who were present in over a third of major Canadian cities, made a variety of unverified health claims and lacked warnings of potential harms, suggesting the need for greater regulatory measures to protect the public.
Authors
- Jenna Matsukubo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9362-0178)
- Benedikt Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2186-4030)
- Jess G. Fiedorowicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2057-4071)
- Sarah Dickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2711-971X)
- Daniel T. Myran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-300X)
- Marco Solmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4877-7233)
- Erik Loewen Friesen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4261-2534)
- Jennifer Xiao
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of the Fraser Valley (CA)
- Simon Fraser University (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Queen's University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care (CA)
- Institut du Savoir Montfort (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.2853
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Psychedelics and Drug Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.53