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Psychedelic therapy is a technique that involves the use of psychedelic substances to aid the therapeutic process. Hallucinogenic substances have been used in holistic medicine and for spiritual practices by various cultures for thousands of years. Research on the use of psychedelics flourished during the 1950s and 1960s until such substances were made illegal in the United […]

Hey Shroomfam! These days it seems like every week, a new institution is publishing groundbreaking research reaffirming the incredible potential of magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression. Our latest bit of news comes from a research team at Yale University, who published their findings in the journal Neuron on July 5, 2021. The link […]

Why do magic mushrooms turn blue when they are cut? Chemists have now unravelled this decade-old mystery, in the process revealing that the dark blue pigments at the centre of the mystery are similar to indigo, the dye used to produce blue jeans. Magic mushrooms or Psilocybe are fungi producing the psychotropic compounds psilocybin and psilocin. They are one of […]

Hey Shroomfam! We’ve previously covered in-depth some of the research that has been conducted regarding the potential efficacy of magic mushrooms in the treatment of depression. You can read our article for a bit of the background, but the gist of it is this: psilocybin (the psychoactive component found in magic mushrooms) has repeatedly been […]

There is some amazing news for mental health professionals in Canada who are interested in learning more about psychedelic-assisted therapy and receiving dedicated instruction on and insight into how psychedelic medicines can be leveraged as they become legally accessible across Canada. Back in February, the ATMA Journeys Centers in Calgary, AB announced their Psychedelic Therapy […]

There are many wonderful ways to use magic mushrooms, but more and more everywhere you look, you are reading about the incredibly beneficial therapeutic applications of shrooms. One of the institutions leading the way in this research is The Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research, out of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD. […]

Answered on this page: How do magic mushrooms work? Do magic mushrooms help with mental health? Can magic mushrooms help with anxiety? Can magic mushrooms be used to treat depression? Can magic mushrooms help treat addiction? Can magic mushrooms help me quit smoking or drinking? Do magic mushrooms help with cluster headaches? Are magic mushrooms […]

For most of us who grew up and went to school in Canada — and probably everywhere else, for that matter — warnings about the harms of “drugs” were so pervasive that just reading the title of this article, Long Term Effects of Magic Mushrooms, probably conjures up a bit of fear. Surely these “long […]

Answered on this page: What are Magic Mushrooms? What is Depression? Do Magic Mushrooms Help with Depression? How Do Magic Mushrooms Help with Depression? Which Magic Mushrooms Work for Depression? Can Magic Mushrooms Cure Depression? Over the past five years, researchers in Canada and the United States have changed the public narrative around psychedelic substances […]

Answered on this page: When did magic mushrooms first appear in Canada? When were magic mushrooms made illegal in Canada? Are magic mushrooms illegal in Canada today? How are magic mushroom laws enforced in Canada? What does the future hold for magic mushrooms in Canadian law? New research has Canadians increasingly interested in the potential […]