Health Canada denied 21 psilocybin access requests in 2024 as veterans seek PTSD treatment

Subhead:Veterans with PTSD are increasingly looking for non-pharmaceutical treatment options including psilocybin.# Health Canada denied 21 requests for psilocybin through its Special Access Program in 2024, according to figures provided in response to a parliamentary question from Conservative MP Matt Strauss . That was the highest annual denial count in the figures supplied. The department received 177 requests that year, up from 71 in 2022. Applications fell to 109 in 2025, a decline of 38 pe