US Police Seizures Of Psychedelic Mushrooms Increased In Recent Years, New Study Finds
Psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in “magic mushrooms,” has been greatly featured in the media as researchers study its potential clinical applications in numerous trials. On the other hand, two states have undertaken regulated programs for its effective use, and several cities have passed decriminalization measures for a variety of natural psychedelics including these mushrooms.
Yet at the federal level, psilocybin is still illegal. Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Florida and Columbia University, with support of the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the National Institute on Drug Abuse, analyzed data on law enforcement seizures of psychedelic mushrooms to better understand their use prevalence.
Published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, the study is believed to be the first of its kind to examine trends in psilocybin seizures across the U.S.