The Pentagon has changed its drug screening policy to test troops for psilocin, indicating the use of psilocybin mushrooms. Here, psilocybin mushrooms that are ready for distribution are shown at ...

Many species of fungus across the world produce psilocybin, a chemical with psychedelic effects in humans, but its ...

His lawyer said he took the drugs to manage post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, but the prosecutor said medical ...

The bill would authorize psilocybin manufacturers, testing labs and service centers to create a regulated market for ...

The psychedelic chemical in “magic mushrooms” may ease depression in some hard-to-treat patients, a preliminary study found. The effects were modest and waned over time but they occurred with a single ...

A suspected drug dealer in Colorado was arrested for allegedly giving a group of teenagers and pre-teens psilocybin mushrooms, also known as "magic mushrooms," causing two of them to overdose, police ...

A single dose of psilocybin, a compound found in "magic mushrooms" provides long-term relief from anxiety and depression in cancer patients, a new study finds.In fact, cancer patients who were given ...