magic mushrooms
“There was this delicious mushroom dish,” said Yellen.
“It was just her for a really, really long time and then eventually it just trickled and evolved, and everybody found it in their own ways,” the "Icon" rapper said.
The mother of three said she was terrified at the prospect of playing high — as her trips are usually to physical locations rather than altered states of mind.
Colorado becomes the second state, after Oregon, to vote to establish a regulated system for substances like psilocybin and psilocin.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Recent studies have found that psilocybin, the naturally occurring chemical in psychoactive mushrooms, may help those suffering from depression and anxiety. Is it time to rethink our approach to psychedelic substances?
"It’s not the ’60s and I’m not a hippie. Neither am I in my experimental teens or 20s. Yet here I am: a mom on mushrooms."
The Northern California city follows Denver in decriminalizing psilocybin.
If the initiative passes, Denver would become the first U.S. city to legalize psilocybin.
Thousands of people reported using these drugs last year, and 1 percent or less sought medical attention.
A new crowdfunding campaign seeks to raise $2 million to advance promising research that the government has largely neglected.