South Africa: Lawyer, Ricky Stone, challenges SA’s psilocybin ban at Hogsback festival
During the Hogsback Mushroom Festival and Symposium in mid-March 2026, environmental lawyer Ricky Stone announced a landmark legal challenge against South Africa’s criminalization of psilocybin (magic mushrooms) for therapeutic use. Key Details of the Challenge The Objective: Stone aims to challenge laws under the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act and the Medicines and Related Substances Act that currently ban the […]