A California organization is hoping to gather enough signatures to place an initiative on the November 2024 ballot to let voters decide if magic mushrooms should be decriminalized. If successful and voters approve it, psychedelic mushrooms could be sold anywhere, including such places as the local supermarket or yoga studios, to anyone over 21. It…

The approval of MDMA and “magic mushrooms” for certain medical conditions by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has received a mixed response, with Australia’s peak psychiatric body saying further evidence is needed to determine the drugs’ long-term safety and efficacy. From July 1, MDMA (ecstasy) and psilocybin can be prescribed for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)…

Montreal police raided a shop selling illegal magic mushrooms and arrested several people on July 11, but the store says it intends to reopen. “It was supposed to be reopened today, but we will reopen tomorrow,” FunGuyz spokesperson Edgras Goban told The Epoch Times on July 12, while criticizing the police for making the arrest. FunGuyz’s…

The number of young adults using non-LSD hallucinogens across the United States rose dramatically between 2018 to 2021, according to a new study by the University of Michigan and Columbia University. Researchers in the study measured hallucinogen use among young adults aged between 19 to 30 years over a three-year period, interviewing 11,304 respondents on their use of lysergic acid…

As shops selling magic mushrooms continue to illegally open and operate in cities across Canada, experts say some police forces are reluctant to intervene in an environment where drug policy seems to be going in the direction of decriminalization and legalization. “It’s really a perilous situation for a police officer to take action until the…