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Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug produced naturally by psilocybin mushrooms, commonly known as "magic mushrooms". [4] In the United States, it is federally classified as a Schedule I controlled substance that has "no accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse." [5] The drug was banned by the 1970 Controlled Substances Act. [6]
Illegal (unenforced) Psilocybin mushrooms are officially illegal in India, but their prohibition is poorly enforced due to a lack of awareness among authorities. [60] While there have been arrests on record, they are infrequent, and many areas in India are considered unofficial "psychedelic tourism" destinations. [61] [62] Indonesia: Illegal ...
This is a list of the legality of psychoactive Amanita mushrooms by country. In addition to muscimol and ibotenic acid, some species of Amanita mushrooms, including Amanita muscaria and Amanita citrina , may contain bufotenine which is illegal in many countries and is not included on this list.
A Minnesotan was among more than two dozen people across the country who have fallen ill after consuming a brand of mushrooms marketed for having psychoactive effects, and state and federal ...
Chocolate bars and gummies purporting to contain psilocybin mushrooms have become a common sight at smoke shops and illegal cannabis dispensaries across Southern California. But a Times ...
The spell has been broken on some magic mushrooms this week, as poison control experts at the University of Virginia Medical Center have just announced they’ve found illegal, potentially harmful ...
In 1970, Congress passed "The Federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act" that made LSD, peyote, psilocybin, and other hallucinogens illegal to use for any purpose, including scientific research. [36] United States politicians' agenda against LSD usage had swept psilocybin along with it into the Schedule I category of illicit ...
Table from the 2010 DrugScience study ranking various drugs (legal and illegal) based on statements by drug-harm experts. This study rated "mushroom" the least harmful drug overall and for users, and the only drug that did not get any scores for harm on others. [31] The effects of psilocybin mushrooms come from psilocybin and psilocin.