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Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed ‘war on drugs’

9
Feb
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Magic mushrooms, international law and the failed ‘war on drugs’
Recent research suggesting potential therapeutic benefits of psilocybin focuses attention on the need to reform drug laws Amanda Feilding It's been a busy fortnight. First the publication of two major peer-reviewed research papers about magic mushrooms that attracted worldwide publicity. Then off to Prague for an international drugs policy symposium. And just last week, news of a large grant for our next collaborative study ...more»
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Turn off, tune in, drop out

26
Jan
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Turn off, tune in, drop out
Magic mushrooms reduce blood flow to parts of brain By Devin Powell When Timothy Leary advised his generation to “turn on” by taking psychedelic drugs, he got it all wrong. Turning off parts of the brain may be the real secret to expanding your mind, a new study of hallucinogenic mushrooms finds. The study is the most detailed look yet at where and how ...more»
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Cheer up! Eat your mushrooms…

26
Jan
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Cheer up! Eat your mushrooms…
AH, LUCY in the Sky with Diamonds…Suddenly Cassandra is transported back to those gloriously psychedelic days of the ‘60s thanks to the discovery by British researchers that psilocybin—the mind-altering ingredient in “magic mushrooms”—helps combat depression. Actually, it surely does far more than that, as Aldous Huxley wrote half a century ago in “The Doors of Perception” (a title that was ...more»
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Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term

27
Jun
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Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term
The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also result in "bad trips" marked by terror and panic. The trick is to get the dose just right, which ...more»
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