OTTAWA – David Quinn was talking the other day with a woman behind the counter at Shroomyz Medical Mushroom Dispensary about the different properties of various types of magic mushrooms. Quinn ...

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says it has been awarded Canada’s first federal grant to study the effects of a psychedelic chemical component in “magic mushrooms” on treatment ...

The psychiatric institute says researchers will explore whether experiencing the effects of psilocybin – found in “magic mushrooms” – is necessary for it to have antidepressant effects.

Taking a micro-quantity of psilocybin as a mood booster is becoming a daily routine for more and more Canadians — and drawing the attention of entrepreneurs and scientists. Psilocybin is the ...

Stan says she believes it was psilocybin, the psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms, that helped her turn her life around. "In December 2020 I found myself in the middle of this living ...

In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that magic mushrooms just might be an effective anti-aging ... she and her colleagues were compelled to look into the potential lifespan-enhancing ...

Psilocybin is what puts the “magic” in some species of mushrooms (such as Psilocybe cubensis)—when it’s metabolized, it releases the hallucinogen alkaloid psilocin.

Today's letters: Magic mushrooms — upsides, downsides Friday, July 14: Readers both praise and warn about the effects. You can write to us too, at [email protected] By Citizen letters ...

The psychiatric institute says researchers will explore whether experiencing the effects of psilocybin — found in “magic mushrooms” — is necessary for it to have antidepressant effects.