In this episode Sacha and Matthew talk about the fascinating psychedelic brews from ancient history. They question if our account of Christian history is correct, and even suggest that psychedelics are in part responsible for the very concept of communing with God. Did Moses really see a burning bush or was he just tripping? Tune in and find out!
GUYS. IT HAPPENED. Cathie Wood and ARK Invest have invested in a Psychedelic Stock! Specifically, ARKG, or the ARK Genomic Revolution ETF have purchased atai Life Sciences (Nasdaq: atai)!
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Last year, the Psychedelic Investor and the Reddit Page “ShroomStocks” managed to get the question of “would you ever invest in Psychedelic Stocks” asked to Cathie Wood of ARK Invest, and her answer was a dismissive NO. She said that ARK did not invest in binary stocks, though Kevin O’Leary, who was on the same panel disagreed.
Well, it seems that time (and maybe Kevin O’Leary) have changed her mind. On Wednesday, February 9th, it was revealed that the Ark Genomic Revolution ETF, ticker symbol ARKG, had purchased 83,278 shares of ATAI.
And while this only represents 0.01% of that fund’s total holdings, it does represent a big moment for the entire psychedelics industry. For better or worse, Cathie Wood has a huge voice among investors who like growth stocks, and next-generation technology stocks, which psychedelic stocks definitely represent.
This will likely put more focus, not only on atai, but the entire psychedelics sector. I would not be surprised if companies such as MindMed (MMEDF) and Cybin (CYBN) also benefit from this. Perhaps, in the future, Ark will also buy these companies.
Hopefully, this is but an opening position, and ARKG continues to buy psychedelic stocks such as atai and MindMed. Ideally, I would also like to see the flagship ETF, ARKK, also invest in psychedelic Stocks.
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In today’s episode, we discuss the results of the much awaited phase 2b clinical trial using psilocybin (comp360) to treat treatment-resistant-depression. This Compass Pathways (Nasdaq: CMPS) trial is so important for a couple of reasons: first, it is the largest ever psychedelics clinical trial, with 219 people completing the trial; and second because it is the furthest progressed psilocybin trial ever, being in phase 2b.
So what did the results say? Can Magic Mushrooms treat depression? Can Psychedelics help Mental Health?
Well, the results are mixed. About a quarter of the people who underwent Compass Pathways psychedelic therapy program, who received 25 mg of psilocybin (Comp 360), entered remission after 12 weeks. And almost a third of individuals in this group saw their depression symptoms decrease by 50% or more, as measured by the MADRS scale. This is more than double the success rate for the control group, showing strong significant effects of psilocybin therapy on depression. Therefore, it is clear that psychedelics like psilocybin CAN help mental health… at least somewhat
However, many, myself included, were hoping for stronger results, such as the MDMA to treat PTSD phase 3 results that MAPS released earlier this year. This led to disappointment at the positive results, as they were not as game changing as we had hoped.
In this episode, we describe Compass Pathways’ psilocybin for depression clinical trial, explain the results, and then try to put said results into context. We finish by looking towards the future, and discussing where Compass Pathways, and other psychedelic medicines companies like MindMed, Cybin and Small Pharma, should go from here.
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Compass Results: https://ir.compasspathways.com/static-files/0f9fbce8-2619-438b-a6ba-5bbe2ba08cf6
Montgomery-Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomerysberg_Depression_Rating_Scale
MAPS MDMA-PTSD Study:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/03/health/mdma-approval.html
Comp 360 Open Label Study:
https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2021/10/20/2317456/0/en/Open-label-study-of-COMP360-psilocybin-therapy-for-depression-in-cancer-patients-demonstrates-feasibility-of-simultaneous-psilocybin-administration-in-small-groups.html
MindMed Psilocybin SSRI Study:
https://mindmed.co/news/press-release/mindmed-and-liechti-lab-provide-results-from-their-psilocybin-rd-collaboration/
DISCLAIMER: I am not a financial adviser nor a CPA. These videos are for educational and entertainment purposes only. Investing of any kind involves risk. While it is possible to minimize risk, your investments are solely your responsibility. It is imperative that you conduct your own research. I am merely sharing my opinion with no guarantee of gains or losses on investments.
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