Having experienced first-hand how psilocybin, more commonly known as ‘magic mushrooms’, can contribute to wellness, Kevin Bourke and his partners at Rose Hill are on a mission to raise awareness about the plant medicine through cultivating and supplying products and biomass for research and use.
In fact, through the Jamaican-based company, which was co-founded by CEO Charles Lazarus, COO Domenic Suppa, and Bourke, chief marketing officer, the team is seeking to “heal” while solidifying Jamaica’s role as a “healing beacon”.
Research is continuing on psilocybin.
With psilocybin being legal in Jamaica, Bourke said the country can play an integral role in the progression of the plant medicine globally.
“The responsibility that we have on our shoulders and our chest, and this is not just us, this is Jamaica… Jamaica has always been a healing beacon—from our reggae music to our food to our amplified culture —it has just always been known as a healing beacon,” Bourke told Loop News in a recent interview.
He shared that every member of the Rose Hill team is an advocate.
“We’ve always been advocates of the medicine because it’s helped us personally. You’re inspired, generally, when it’s something that touches you,” he said, disclosing that it has helped with his spiritual growth and mental health.
“With me, it was a massive help with alcohol… in my previous life, I used to own nightclubs and restaurants and throw these elaborate parties. I was in that space and it was consuming me.
“I shifted to wellness, and it helped me tremendously to kind of get that sort of semblance and back to self,” shared Bourke.
He explained that people have the knowledge, tools and divine wisdom on how to take care of themselves, but sometimes things get a bit murky when it comes to connection with self.
The chief marketing officer said that psilocybin, whether through microdosing or supplements, can help to facilitate clarity and bring on mood enhancement.
Rose Hill co-founders Charles Lazarus (left) and Kevin Bourke (right) with Masha.
On the research front, too, with two members of the Rose Hill team having children with autism spectrum disorder, being able to support research projects, like its partnership with the University of Guelph is Canada, is even more meaningful.
The collaboration, described as a first-of-its-kind partnership in the space, seeks to explore the potential benefits of psilocybin to address autism in the adolescent brain.
“We’re dedicated. Every morning we wake up with this mission to heal,” Bourke emphasised, adding that the team is humbled by the positive feedback.
With research surrounding psilocybin being more mainstream now, Bourke said more is being shared about how it’s helping people.
“We are absolutely blessed at Rose Hill to be a part of that, not only in Jamaica here, but globally on the global landscape… we’ve been kind of leading it,” Bourke said.
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Established in 2015, Rose Hill has become a key supplier of psilocybin biomass to research institutions. One of which involved securing Health Canada’s approval for the first legal export of psilocybin from Jamaica to that North American country, which allowed the Jamaican company to provide exclusive, proprietary psilocybin biomass to a Canadian researcher and a leading provider of psychedelic-assisted therapies for eligible patients.
Besides research, the team also has One Retreats—co-created by Vernise (Vee) Caridillo—which offer an immersive experience with magic mushrooms in Jamaica.
One Retreats ceremonial space
“People come from all over the world, from the UK, Canada, United States, who have chosen the path of this modality for deep dives and for healing.
“We do One Retreats with Navy Seals, foundations and organisations, where, with screening and their help and fund-raising etc, we are really helping veterans get through some really challenging times when they leave the military,” the Bourke told Loop News.
Rose Hill also has consumer items and products under its brand Patoo.
The product line includes gummy, honey, capsules, and chocolate bars, and is available in 28 dispensaries, a dozen hotels and also sold directly to retreats.
Patoo products from Rose Hill
Bourke said the consumer items have been on the shelf for about three years now, and people have shared how it has helped them with headaches, anxiety, addiction, PTSD, and even in couple’s therapy.
“Charles and I sit on the technical committee of the Bureau of Standards, which focused on formulating safety protocols, cultivation and export protocols.
As Rose Hill approaches the 10-year-mark, the team is satisfied with the progress so far.
“Charles was is just a maverick and a visionary and was cultivating mushrooms at Rose Hill long before it became mainstream or the proverbial genie was let out,” said Bourke. “So the progression of the company, it’s been phenomenal.
“We’re just so blessed to have amazing partners that believe in us. So there’s a lot of listening and a lot of learning and a lot of humbleness, and people looking to Jamaica and looking to us for leadership in this space because we’ve just been blessed with the platform that has allowed us to progress it,” he added.
Bourke said the team is excited for the future and really proud to be carrying the Jamaican flag forward.
However, despite more information being available of psilocybin, Bourke said there are still misconceptions surrounding it. As such, he had the following parting words:
“I just implore everybody to do their research and to learn and know that this medicine can definitely help shift consciousness as well as help mental health,” he said.
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