Psilocybin Mushrooms For Sale: Is It Legal Anywhere In America?
Certain fungi species that spontaneously produce psilocybin, a powerful substance that activates the serotonin 5-HT2A receptor in the brain and produces psychedelic effects like heightened perception, imagery, complex hallucinations and time distortions, are often called psychedelic or magic mushrooms.
Within the world of psilocybin mushrooms, there’s a big –and growing– variety of them that can be found in nature. They can also be non-spontaneously grown both at home and in labs.
These shrooms have been traditionally used for centuries, and have more recently been praised by many for their capacity to propel people’s healing journeys (see “Huberman Lab’s” episode on psilocybin).
Psilocybin is to date a Schedule I substance under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act. This means it has a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the country and a lack of accepted safety for use under medical supervision.
Simultaneously, rigorous scientific evidence is increasingly mounting, showing psilocybin’s sound effects on helping treat health conditions like generalized anxiety, gambling, alcohol and tobacco addictions. The substance is also being evaluated for treatment-resistant depression in a clinical trial led by COMPASS Pathways (NASDAQ:CMPS).
Recent predictions for the psychedelic drugs market are loud, forecasting a $6.4 billion value in 2034, with psilocybin occupying a prominent place.
Now, in terms of …