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I visited a 'magic' mushroom dispensary in Canada, where the drug is illegal but vendors hope selling it openly will spur legalization
Zoomers Dispensary said it is Canada's first magic mushroom dispensary.Allana Akhtar/Insider
Allana Akhtar
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Oregon just became the first state to legalize medical psilocybin. Here's what 'magic' mushrooms do to your brain and body.
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in "magic" mushrooms, can cause hallucinations and potentially…
Canela López,Julia Naftulin
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'Magic' mushrooms will be legal in Oregon next year. Only one fast-growing species is likely to make the cut.
Oregon officials are leaning towards a particular 'magic' mushroom species to become legal because …
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Over a third of US voters say magic mushrooms and other psychedelics have a medical use, new poll shows
Research suggests psychedelic substances like "magic mushrooms" do have potential medicinal benefit…
John Haltiwanger
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Oregon may become the first state to legalize 'magic' mushroom therapy on Election Day
Oregonians will vote on the legalization of psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in "magic" mushr…
Julia Naftulin
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Oregon will soon be the first state in the US where you can take magic mushrooms legally. Here's everything you need to know.
An Oregon magic mushroom experience won't come cheap — at the low end, sessions could cost around $…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
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Oregon is closer than ever to becoming the first state to legalize magic mushrooms
Earlier this year, researchers at Johns Hopkins University said psilocybin should not be classified…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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The compound in 'magic' mushrooms that makes you hallucinate eased people's depression in a trial. Here are 4 risks of taking psilocybin.
The trial used a synthetic form of psilocybin, but the drug is found naturally in "magic" mushrooms…
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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This 'magic' mushroom dispensary in Florida is selling psychedelics and testing legal boundaries
Chillum in Tampa, Florida, is selling "magic" mushroom products made from a strain that is not ille…
Ryan Hogg
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2 people who used 'magic' mushrooms then developed rare 'wood lover's paralysis' describe losing control of their bodies: 'I couldn't even chew'
So-called "wood lovers paralysis" is temporary paralysis that has been reported by some people afte…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Listen: The playlist scientists used to unlock 'elevated states of consciousness' in people tripping on 'magic' mushrooms for a research study
Johns Hopkins researchers made a 7-hour playlist for study subjects tripping on psilocybin, the psy…
Julia Naftulin
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A major aviation union issued a warning to its members about taking magic mushrooms — a week after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who used the drug was charged with attempted murder
The Association of Flight Attendants informed its members about the dangers of microdosing magic mu…
Pete Syme
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A legal psychedelic mushroom species is being sold in the US. It can cause euphoria — or 'temporary insanity'
A dispensary in Florida stocking Amanita muscaria products claims to be the first shop in the U.S. …
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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A man injected himself with 'magic' mushrooms and the fungi grew in his blood, which put him into organ failure
The 30-year-old attempted a psychedelic trip during a manic episode. Mushrooms that contain psilocy…
Julia Naftulin
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A Navy SEAL veteran with PTSD said a 'magic' mushroom trip put an end to his depression
On November 3, Oregon became the first state to legalize the drug for therapeutic uses, like treati…
Julia Naftulin
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There's new evidence that magic mushrooms could be among the safest recreational drugs
While this sounds promising, it's important to keep in mind that these results are from a survey, e…
Erin Brodwin
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Denver could become the first city to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
An effort to change the laws around hallucinogenic mushrooms is also underway in Oregon, but it goe…
Peter Kotecki,Peter Kotecki
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A man whose OCD made him repeatedly check the stove was off says he was cured during a 'magic' mushroom trip where he was reborn as a tree
"Living with OCD is very distressing. You are in a situation where you cannot trust your own senses…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
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Dispensaries selling illegal magic mushrooms in Vancouver could lead to the legalization of the substance, like they did with cannabis, shop keeper says
"If you're like me, and you're willing to take a risk and kind of push it forward, you find the res…
Gabrielle Bienasz
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Psychoactive substance in 'magic' mushrooms 'rewired' the brains of people with depression in a small, promising study, scientists say
Participants took psilocybin in controlled settings alongside psychotherapy. The study authors caut…