Unsupervised use of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” has accelerated among all age groups in the United States, but especially among adolescents and people 30 and older, a new study found. “The ...

New Hampshire lawmakers advanced a bipartisan bill to legalize the regulated use of psilocybin for medical purposes, while rejecting a separate measure on therapeutic access to the psychedelic. Weeks ...

A multisource observational study aimed to quantify the change in prevalence and health care utilization of psilocybin users between 2014 and 2023. The study found that the prevalence of psilocybin ...

This Insight discusses what psilocybin is, how it is used, and various state and local laws that either decriminalize and/or legalize its use, or make the enforcement of its illegality a low priority.

Use of psilocybin — the psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms” — has doubled among U.S. adults since Denver began decriminalizing the drug in 2019, according to researchers with Rocky ...

DENVER — With Colorado's legalization of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, in 2022, healthcare researchers are looking into how to use the drug as medicine. "Attitudes toward those ...

DENVER (KDVR) — “Magic mushrooms” are now legal in Colorado, and a recent study led by Denver Health researchers shows that more Americans are trying psilocybin mushrooms. The study was conducted by ...

The Trump administration is set to weigh in on whether the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin should be moved into a less restrictive class of drugs under federal regulations. Regulation of psilocybin ...