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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
imagePsilocybin 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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