July 27, 2021
The Inaugural staging of CanEx Psychedelics Summit was hosted at the Jewel Grande Montego Bay Resort in Montego Bay, St. James, Jamaica from July 15-16.
Trinidadian-born Douglas Gordon, Founder of CanEx Jamaica and CEO of Silo Wellness – a vertical Mushroom company that grows its mushroom in Jamaica – said that he felt it necessary for the discussion surrounding the emerging industry needed to start in Jamaica.
Jamaica is one of the few places where producing magic mushrooms is still legal and is also one of two locations – the other being Oregon- where Silo Wellness hosts its mushroom retreats.
Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic substances that produce changes in perception, mood, and cognitive processes of which include magic mushrooms otherwise known as Psilocybin Mushrooms. Researchers say extracts from mushrooms have a strong track record in treating psychiatric and psychosomatic illnesses.