A veteran advocating for the bill said psilocybin improved his PTSD symptoms after VA therapies failed to provide relief.

Other non-psychedelic mushrooms bruise blue, too, when the gyrocyanin or pulvinic acid inside them oxidizes, but this explanation didn’t fit the unique composition of psilocybin mushrooms.

On the surface, Colorado's budding psychedelic industry had several causes for celebration in the last few weeks: Gov. Jared ...

It’s the type of super-strong mushroom trip that people are increasingly reporting. New cultivation methods are making psychedelic mushrooms stronger, and fiendishly potent varieties are kicking ...

A typical microdose is 0.1 to 0.3 grams of dried psilocybin mushrooms, as compared with the 25-milligram pill of psilocybin that creates the full-blown psychedelic experience.

Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.” A few ...

Women's retreat in Colorado uses magic mushrooms to help healing 10:09. Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms and are planning to authorize the state's first ...

Displays illustrating psychedelic mushrooms are seen at the MAPS conference at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver on June 21, 2023. MAPS stands for Multidisciplinary Association For ...

In 2021, Cambridge, Somerville, Northampton, passed ordinances decriminalizing the possession of psilocybin, the compound produced in psilocybe mushrooms, also known as “shrooms” or “magic ...

Psychedelic mushrooms could help with postpartum depression. Here’s how. By Andrea Dukakis and Alejandro A. Alonso Galva · Apr. 28, 2025, 4:00 am. Listen Now. 7min 30sec. Share: ...

With the first licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms issued in Colorado, excitement and questions build around the fungi’s potential, affordability and safety.

PHOTO: Shawn Cox, a co-founder of Activated Brands in Arvada, Colorado, grows and extracts compounds from Cordyceps, the mushroom pictured. (Kate Ruder for KFF Health News) ...