Could “magic mushrooms” follow in the footsteps of cannabis on the road to legality?
Here’s what Oregon’s vote means for the rest of the country.
And then youve gotOakland, California, which decriminalized magic mushrooms known to cause hallucinations in 2019.
Conversely, consumption can lead topsychotic episodesorengagement in potentially reckless behavior.
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American citizens hold conflicting views on psychedelic mushrooms, too.
Albert Garcia-Romeu, Ph.D. is a member of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences faculty at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a Guest Researcher at the National Institute on Drug Abuse Intramural Neuroimaging Research Branch, where he studies the effects of psychedelic drugs in humans, with a focus on psilocybin as an aid in the treatment of addiction.
Criminal penalties for drug use and/or possession arent particularly effective at deterring use.
Still, Dr. Garcia personally sees the Denvers decriminalization of psilocybin mushrooms as a step forward.
Originally published May 9, 2019; updated June 7, 2019; updated November 5, 2020.
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