“This decision is critically important. As a company focused on the manufacturing of legal MDMA for clinical research, we strongly believe that MDMA is safe for human use, and of medical benefit, if taken as part of a treatment regimen,” said Jodi Butts, Board Chair of PharmAla Biotech. “While more work needs to be done, we are happy to see the Government of Canada take this historic action in British Columbia.”
PharmAla Biotech is the only manufacturer of MDMA for clinical use in North America. It does not engage with, nor will it benefit in any way, from the decision taken by the Governments of British Columbia and Canada over the possession of illicit MDMA.
“MDMA does not fit the profile of a Schedule I narcotic. It is, generally speaking, well tolerated. However, the threat of illegal supply and toxic contaminants is a serious public health risk,” said Nick Kadysh, PharmAla’s CEO. “PharmAla developed the only MDMA manufacturing value chain in North America in order to provide clinical researchers with the supplies they need to complete valuable scientific research – and our own research into novel MDMA analogs will heighten the safety profile of this molecule, so it can be used as a medicine.”
