The 1960s counterculture is synonymous with San Francisco, a city where hippies roamed the Haight, tripped on acid and fled the law. And so it is fitting that San Francisco will again run counter to ...

Psilocybin is the active ingredient that gives so-called "magic mushrooms" their hallucinogenic kick. It also has a therapeutic potential for treating depression.

The world of psilocybin fungi offers fascinating insights into natural biology and human consciousness. While many people use ...

Researchers have uncovered two key brain mechanisms—specific neurons and a serotonin receptor—that help explain how ...

With the first licenses for providing psychedelic mushrooms issued in Colorado, excitement and questions build around the fungi’s potential, affordability and safety.

A mural at the municipal building in Huautla de Jiménez depicts Mazatec shaman María Sabina and the psychedelic mushrooms for which she and the town are known. (Cody Copeland/Courthouse News) HUAUTLA ...

The global psychedelic mushrooms market is projected to more than double over the next seven years, growing from an estimated $1.5 billion in 2024 to $3.3 billion by 2031. That’s according to a new ...

Three Southern California residents are charged in connection with a scheme involving children used to cultivate psilocybin mushrooms, feds say. Christopher Ott via Unsplash A man accused of using ...

Three North County residents accused in a drug trafficking conspiracy that allegedly utilized children to help grow and distribute psilocybin mushrooms have been indicted. Prosecutors say a 9- and ...

Harry also claims he took magic mushroom chocolates while staying at Courteney Cox's home. "While the [fridge] door was open we spotted a huge box of black diamond mushroom chocolates," he wrote.

A federal judge in Utah has ordered county law enforcement return psilocybin mushrooms that police seized from a Provo City-based religious group that uses the psychedelic fungi as sacrament. District ...

Colorado voters have passed a ballot initiative to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms (Photo: MGN Online) CBS News — Colorado regulators are issuing licenses for providing psychedelic ...