Psilocybin will be
legalized in a court case

FunGuyz spokesperson, Samer Akila, seeks to legalize psilocybin by way of his London, Ontario court case. Lawyers Paul Lewin and Jim Dean will be arguing the case. Mr. Akila says the psilocybin laws are contrary to freedom of thought under section 2(b) of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) and must be struck down. Freedom of thought is very similar to freedom of consciousness or cognitive liberty. Here in Canada, the Charter calls it freedom of thought.

Psilocybin is a freedom of thought tool. Psilocybin is to freedom of thought what the printing press was to freedom of expression, what a passport is to freedom of mobility or what a church is to freedom of religion. It is a tool that allows one to experience that freedom in a more fulsome manner. Psilocybin enhances thought in many ways. Psilocybin promotes focus, mindfulness, openness, connectivity, creativity, cognitive flexibility, interpersonal closeness, gratitude, well-being, peace, calm, compassion, empathy, spiritual experiences, life meaning/ purpose, and ego dissolution.

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These are great types of thought, but all thought, good or bad, is profoundly important and should not be fettered. Thought is critical for our democratic, religious, philosophical, spiritual, social, romantic, creative, professional, and medical decisions. We are with our thoughts when we are with others and when we are alone. Thought drives our actions, our successes and our well-being.

Freedom of thought is not just important in and of itself. Thought is necessary for the proper exercise of almost all other rights including freedom of religion, freedom of expression, freedom of belief, freedom of opinion, and the right to vote. Some rights would cease to exist without freedom of thought. Freedom of thought is the most important of all rights.

The Supreme Court of Canada has never had a true freedom of thought case. But in R. v. Zundel, [1992] S.C.J. No. 70, a freedom of expression case, the Supreme Court implied that freedom of thought was the most important constitutional principle.

The United Nations General Assembly formally protected freedom of thought by way of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (the Declaration). Article 18 declared that

The European Convention on Human Rights at Article 9(1) states, among other things,

The 1789 French Declaration of the Rights of Man described freedom of thought as one of the most sacred of rights.

This case will legalize psilocybin in Canada, but it will not stop there. This will be the first step in the legal unravelling of all the psychedelic prohibitions.

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