We’re rushing the use of psychedelics as medicine, researchers say

Colorado has change into the second US state to legalise psychedelic medication for medicinal makes use of, however psychedelics analysis lags far behind research on different medication

By Grace Wade

In November, Colorado grew to become the second US state after Oregon to legalise the medical use of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound present in magic mushrooms. The measure legalising the drug takes impact in 2024 and likewise establishes a course of to probably legalise different plant- and fungi-based psychedelic medication for therapeutic use in 2026. It additionally decriminalises the leisure use of all these medication apart from peyote.

This legislation is a part of a rising push to make psychedelic medication extra accessible. Since 2019, 25 states have thought-about payments that …