Mushroom products purchased from smoke shops across San Diego await testing at Infinite Chemical Analysis Labs on the city's north side. (Hayne Palmour IV/For The Times) Beneath the psychedelic colors ...

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to ...

Magic mushrooms contain the hallucinogens psilocin and psilocybin, but supposed magic mushrooms edibles sold in smoke shops can contain a range of other natural and synthetic drugs. Provided by KCSO ...

Even the smallest injuries cause Psilocybe mushrooms to turn blue through a chemical chain reaction, revealing the breakdown products of psilocybin. Perhaps the molecule is a type of chemical defense ...

Brain scans show the drug disrupts the default mode network, a collection of regions that synchronize when the brain isn’t engaged in a specific task Most effects wear off with the drug, but small ...

Magic mushroom gummies are gaining attention for their therapeutic properties, particularly those derived from Amanita Muscaria and its extracts. Unlike the bitter taste often associated with ...

The Olympia City Council knocked psilocybin, and similar drugs, down to a "low enforcement priority" for Olympia police Tuesday, essentially decriminalizing the drugs in the city. A resolution passed ...

Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.” A few obliquely say ...