This Insight discusses what psilocybin is, how it is used, and various state and local laws that either decriminalize and/or legalize its use, or make the enforcement of its illegality a low priority.

Leading psychiatrists and researchers examine common assumptions about the term “psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy” and the role of psychotherapy when evaluating psilocybin treatment. Authors ...

Nearly one in four Americans now believe that the use of psilocybin or “magic” mushrooms should be legal — a level of backing comparable to cannabis in the mid-1990s ahead of the introduction of ...