Study finds U.S. adult usage of ‘magic mushrooms’ has doubled since decriminalization began 5 years ago in Denver

New Mexico prepares to enter modern medical psychedelic movement

The program, approved by the state legislature this year and set to be fully launched by Dec. 31, 2027, calls for psilocybin to be administered in an approved clinical setting.

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A new study published in Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry has found that a single moderate dose of psilocybin produces rapid and lasting antidepressant-like effects in rats, without the unwanted side effects seen at higher doses. The researchers showed that only an intermediate dose improved mood-related behaviors and social interaction while avoiding changes in body temperature, locomotion, and weight gain. Psilocybin…

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Study finds U.S. adult usage of ‘magic mushrooms’ has doubled since decriminalization began 5 years ago in Denver

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 Mountain Poison and Drug Safety. Joshua Black, one of the authors of the peer-reviewed study published last month in the Annals of Internal Medicine, explained that researchers used 2019 as a reference point because that was the first time a government in …