psilocybin
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask a Psychedelic Lawyer
An attorney who specialises in psychedelic law tells us why we need to legalise psychedelics, how those caught with magic mushrooms have gotten away, and getting high for research.
Can a Company Patent the Basic Components of Psychedelic Therapy?
Compass Pathways, a Peter Thiel-backed psychedelic mental health company, has made patent application claims on aspects of psilocybin-assisted therapy as basic as using soft furniture and holding hands.
How Mixing Mushrooms and MDMA Affects Your Body and Brain
"Shrooms and MDMA made me feel like it was OK to laugh, fuck like a banshee, and see the forest for the trees."
A Guy Tried Mainlining Shrooms. Then They Grew in His Blood
The 30-year-old ended up in hospital with multiple organ failure and fungal infections after injecting a mushroom tea.
Psychedelics Weren't As Common in Ancient Cultures As We Think
The dominant narrative about psychedelics is that they are closely linked to shamanism and have been used in many Amazonian cultures for thousands of years. But there is little reliable evidence to actually back that claim.
Canada Is Allowing People With Depression to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms
A B.C. woman is believed to be the first non-palliative patient to be allowed to do shrooms legally.
Ketamine Meditation, Jungle Tripping and Modern-Day Shamans: Meet a ‘Psychedelic Concierge’
Meet Mike "Zappy" Zapolin, who acts as a combination of a psychedelic trip sitter and procurer for celebrities.
Tripping On Mushrooms with My Mum, in Photos
Photographer Vinny Vlemmix and his mum vibed together on a hill in the woods, and it was beautiful.
Given a Year To Live, She Turned to Shrooms and Canada Allowed It
Four Canadians are legally allowed to use magic mushrooms for end-of-life therapy. We spoke to one of them, Laurie Brooks, about how it has helped her.
After Legal Win, What’s Next for Magic Mushrooms?
Canada granted permission for psilocybin to be used for end-of-life therapy. But it’s just the beginning.
Canada Is Allowing Dying People to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms
Health Minister Patty Hajdu has granted four people with terminal cancer access to psilocybin mushrooms through an exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.
What We Know (and Don’t) About Magic Mushroom Paralysis
People are coming down with a condition known as 'wood-lovers paralysis' after eating certain species of shrooms—and scientists don't know why.