A hand in a blue glove plucks a white mushroom from a dense stand of mushrooms. Mature magic mushrooms are carefully harvested to minimize damage. Credit: Filament Health Some scientists theorize that ...

Turning psilocybin into an officially approved medicine does not address the injustice of criminalizing people who use psychedelics for reasons the government refuses to recognize as legitimate.

Tracey Tee founded Moms on Mushrooms, a platform where moms can discuss, both online and in person, their interest and experiences with microdosing psilocybin mushrooms. Tracey Tee, 48, and her ...

Psilocybe cubensis, a mushroom that produces the psychoactive compound psilocybin. Felix Blei / Leibniz-HKI Researchers don’t know exactly how psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in psychedelic ...

The Trump administration is set to weigh in on whether the hallucinogenic compound psilocybin should be moved into a less restrictive class of drugs under federal regulations. Regulation of psilocybin ...

Psychedelic mushrooms are sometimes called 'magic' for their hallucinogenic effects which some proponents believe make them think more clearly and see things they would never ordinarily perceive. But ...

This story is part of The Trip, a CPR News series on Colorado’s new psychedelic movement. Depression during or after pregnancy affects about 15 percent of moms. Meanwhile, there aren't many treatments ...

New Jersey's considering a bill to legalize psilocybin for mental health treatment, driven by moving stories from veterans and advocates about its healing potential and improvements in family life.

Can psilocybin help people with advanced cancer who are coping with anxiety, depression, fear of death, and loss of hope?

Researchers tested 12 “magic mushroom” edible products sold in Portland, Ore., and found no trace of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound that gives magic mushrooms their name. Instead seven of the ...