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Filament Health Announces Health Canada Approval for Phase II Trial Administering New Psilocybin Microdose Formulation

Psychedelics approved for medical use in Canada

Study: ‘Magic Mushrooms’ May Best Drug for Depression

By Sarah Edmonds April 15, 2021 — The psychedelic drug psilocybin – found in “magic mushrooms” performed just as well as a widely used antidepressant in easing the symptoms of major depression, […]

Single dose of psilocybin may treat migraines Can the main psychoactive ingredient of magic mushrooms help treat the world’s sixth most debilitating illness?

STEPHEN JOHNSON 21 May, 2021 Psychedelics research is enjoying a renaissance. In recent years, studies have shown that hallucinogenic drugs like LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA seem to have powerful therapeutic […]

Psilocybin: Magic mushroom compound ‘promising’ for depression

By Rachel Schraer Health reporter Psychedelic drug psilocybin, found in magic mushrooms, is as good at reducing symptoms of depression as conventional treatment, a small, early-stage study has suggested. But […]

Psilocybin therapy appears to be at least as effective as a leading conventional antidepressant

Psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, may be at least as effective as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, the leading type of antidepressant medication, according to research published in the New […]

Psilocybin and Depression

Note: To view and download footage of Roland Griffiths, Ph.D., talking about his research, click here. To view and download footage of a research participant talking about his experience in Johns […]

Santa Cruz Is Third U.S. City To Decriminalize Psilocybin, Plant Medicine, As Advocacy Expands

Santa Cruz Is Third U.S. City To Decriminalize Psilocybin, Plant Medicine, As Advocacy Expands David E. Carpenter Courtesy of Forbes: Magic Mushrooms are just one of the entheogens decriminalized recently […]

Psychedelic drugs may reduce depression and anxiety by increasing psychological flexibility

Psychedelic drugs may reduce depression and anxiety by increasing psychological flexibility By ERIC W. DOLAN  January 25, 2020 Preliminary research indicates that psychological flexibility may play an important role in explaining why […]

Shroom-Therapy Startup Edges Toward FDA Approval

Shroom-Therapy Startup Edges Toward FDA Approval The feds have designated Compass Pathways’ experimental psilocybin treatment for depression a “breakthrough therapy.” By Adam Piore  Just a few years ago, if you […]

Neuroscience study uncovers psilocybin-induced changes in brain connectivity

Neuroscience study uncovers psilocybin-induced changes in brain connectivity By ERIC W. DOLAN  January 20, 2020 New research published in Biological Psychology sheds light on the neurophysiological underpinnings of the psychedelic experience. The study provides […]

How Magic Mushrooms Can Help Smokers Kick The Habit

Qieer Wang for NPR Carine Chen-McLaughlin smoked for more than 40 years. She didn’t want to be a smoker. She’d tried to stop dozens of times over the decades. But […]

World’s first magic mushroom nasal spray for PTSD and depression

PTSD and depression are two conditions that are being trialled for treatment with psilocybin. A ‘magic mushroom’ nasal spray has been designed to make microdosing easier for people trying to […]

‘Magic mushroom’ ingredient could be used to treat depression, study says

(CNN)“Magic mushrooms” may have moved one step closer to becoming a treatment for depression. The active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms is called psilocybin — and a new British study suggests […]

Silicon Valley Is Micro-Dosing ‘Magic Mushrooms’ To Boost Their Careers

Jack KellySenior Contributor  Career Silicon Valley, the home of Facebook, Apple, Google and Twitter, is the embodiment of the hustle culture. It’s a place filled with Type-A professionals all desperately […]

Chicago Introduces Resolution to Decriminalize Psychedelic Plants

How Magic Mushrooms Can Help Smokers Kick The Habit

Psychedelics Could Help People With Addiction And Anxiety

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