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Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug produced naturally by psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as "magic mushrooms". [4] In the United States, it is federally classified as a Schedule I controlled substance that has "no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." [5] The drug was banned by the 1970 Controlled Substances Act. [6]
Legal (No restriction for cultivation as long as the mushrooms are not intended to be used as drugs) The personal possession and use of psilocybin mushrooms is not criminalized. Cultivation is technically legal as long as the mushrooms are not harvested for use. Selling or offering or providing access to the mushrooms to others is illegal. [31]
Informal psychedelic therapy was conducted clandestinely in underground networks consisting of sessions carried out both by licensed therapists and autodidacts within the community. [30] Due to the largely illegal nature of psychedelic therapy in this period, little information is available concerning the methods that were used.
Regulatory hurdles aside, health care has a long way to go to accommodate psychedelic therapy. ... It also calls into question whether the U.S. medical system is ready for legal psychedelics at all.
The legal psychedelics they buy are far more expensive than the ones people get illegally. The growers have to conform to specific state rules and regulations, and the drugs must be tested by ...
Apr. 6—After decades on the periphery of society, psychedelic drugs with the potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental issues are on the verge of getting their day in ...
Psychedelic therapy (or psychedelic-assisted therapy) is the proposed use of psychedelic drugs to treat mental disorders. [59] As of 2021, psychedelic drugs are controlled substances in most countries and psychedelic therapy is not legally available outside clinical trials, with some exceptions. [34] [60]
(COLORADO) — Colorado is about to become the second state in the nation to offer regulated access to psychedelic therapy. Coloradans passed the “Natural Medicine Health Act” in 2022, paving ...