Terminally ill Canadians win right to use magic mushrooms for end-of-life stress
The hallucinogenic drug psilocybin is derived from magic mushrooms, and was outlawed in Canada in 1974.
Four terminally ill Canadians have won the right to take psychedelic drugs to treat end-of-life anxiety and distress.
They will be allowed to take the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, derived from magic mushrooms, after Canada's health minister Patty Hajdu approved the landmark application more than 100 days after the request was made.
Magic Mushroom Legality Around the World
The United States has some big exceptions to the prohibition of psilocybin. Surprisingly, it’s legal to buy magic mushroom spores in most states (as long as you aren’t going to use them to actually grow mushrooms). Some states also prohibit the sale of spores (currently California, Georgia and Idaho). Amazingly, it’s legal to grow psilocybin mushrooms in New Mexico – and there’s even a religious group devoted to their sacramental use. Magic mushrooms have been decriminalized in Denver and Oakland, and other US cities may follow this example and make their own specific magic mushroom laws.
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