Tag: Psilocybin
Connecticut Bill To Decriminalize Psilocybin
Connecticut lawmakers are considering another push to decriminalize psilocybin — a psychedelic substance often called magic mushrooms — after a similar bill stalled late...
Psilocybin May Help Reduce Depression For Those With Cancer
People with cancer and serious depression who underwent psilocybin-assisted therapy saw improvements in their depression symptoms over 8 weeks.
The psychedelic psilocybin can induce a...
Magic Mushroom Genomes Point The Way To New Cultivars
Scientists have amassed genome data for dozens of magic mushroom isolates and cultivars, with the goal to learn more about how their domestication and...
Psilocybin Shows Promise In Bipolar Type II Trial
Most patients achieved remission in small bipolar trial, and no hypomania episodes occurredSynthetic psilocybin with psychotherapy was effective and safe for patients with treatment-resistant...
New Zealand Grants First Medicinal Licence For Psilocybin
In a first of its kind in New Zealand, a cultivation licence has been granted for research into an indigenous magic mushroom that is...
UK’s University Of Reading Begins Psilocybin Research
Dr Maria Maiarù, University of Reading, has secured nearly £100K to fund her chronic pain research over two years. She aims to uncover the...
Oregon Now Offers Psilocybin Therapy
EUGENE, Oregon — Psilocybin tea, wind chimes and a tie-dye mattress await those coming to an office suite in Eugene to trip on magic...
California May Legalize Plant-Based Psychedelics
California lawmakers sent a bill to Gov. Gavin Newsom that would make it legal to possess or grow some plant-based psychedelics.A bill to legalize...
One Dose Of Psilocybin Reduced Depression Symptoms For Weeks
Researchers studied if the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms can help depression.
A single dose of the psilocybin reduced symptoms of major depression more...
Oregon Now Offers Psilocybin Therapy
Oregon now offers psilocybin therapy. Here’s what one of the first patients experienced.
Oregon’s new psilocybin therapy program went live in January, but it’s taken...
World First As Psilocybin Used To Treat Gambling Addicts
The mind-altering chemical in magic mushrooms – psilocybin – is being tested on five patients. The government-funded trial starts at London's Imperial College in...