California lawmakers on Thursday narrowly approved a bill supported by veterans and criminal justice reform advocates to decriminalize the possession and personal use of a limited list of natural ...

U.S. service members may be drug-tested for suspected use of “magic mushrooms” under a new policy announced by the Pentagon last week. A memo issued Aug. 18 by the Office of the Under Secretary of ...

Magic mushrooms have shown potential to extend treatment options for depression, PTSD, and substance use disorders, leading to easier access to a Schedule I controlled substance. Walking into ...

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) introduced a bill Wednesday to prohibit the use of federal funds to prosecute the use of legal psilocybin, commonly known as “magic mushrooms.” The Validating ...

DENVER — As states like Colorado relax the rules on psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, more people are giving a trip a try. A new study from researchers at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety found ...

A hand in a blue glove plucks a white mushroom from a dense stand of mushrooms. Mature magic mushrooms are carefully harvested to minimize damage. Credit: Filament Health Some scientists theorize that ...

Different types of magic mushrooms use unique biochemical paths to produce the same active compound by Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology edited by Stephanie Baum, ...

New Jersey could soon become the third state in the nation to legalize "magic mushrooms". State lawmakers have introduced a bill that would decriminalize the use of the drug and allow people to grow ...

Magic mushrooms are clearly becoming more mainstream: Daytime talk show host Dr. Phil recently aired an episode featuring mothers who use magic mushrooms — and it included a shoutout to an Oakland ...

"We are referring to psilocybin, a substance found in so-called 'magic mushrooms,' which our body converts into psilocin—a compound that can profoundly alter consciousness. However, psilocybin not ...