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Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behind

  • Written by Hollis Karoly, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Psilocybin mushrooms are going mainstream, but scientific research and regulation lag behindPsilocybin mushrooms contain numerous chemical compounds that researchers have not yet studied.Smitt/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging.

One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased 44%...

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