Psilocybin Mushrooms Are Going Mainstream, but Scientific Research and Regulation Lag Behind

Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind

Psilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied. Smitt/iStock via Getty Images PlusAmid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging. One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased 44% among adults ages 18-29 from 2019 to 2023, and 188% among those over age 30. This amounts to more than 5 million adu…

Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind

by Hollis Karoly, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and Kent Hutchison, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging. One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased 44% among adults ages 18-29 from 2019 …