Psychedelics face corrupting influence of financial interests

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Psychedelics such as magic mushrooms offer promise for addressing addiction, post-traumatic stress, and other difficult-to-treat conditions. psilocybe azurescens dried

Devenot and her co-authors argue that they look forward to a culture that makes these medicines available safely and affordably that respects the traditions behind them. "Psychedelics have a lot of potentials. But how they are approached matters," said Davenport, who works at UC's Institute for Research in Sensing. (Read Psychedelic Research Renaissance.) Buy psychedelics online

Psilocybe Azurescens Dried For Sale "Some people working in the field have their own financial interests in mind but not necessarily what's best for people." Devenot collaborated with co-authors Trey Conner at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Richard Doyle at Penn State University. According to Business Wire, the psychedelic medicine industry is expected to double in value to $7 billion by 2026 nearly. North America is the largest market worldwide for psychedelic treatments, particularly for depression.

Meanwhile, states like Michigan and Colorado are pushing for decriminalizing psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms. A referendum to decriminalize the possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms is on the ballot in Colorado this fall. Psychedelics for sale

Magic mushrooms are designated as Schedule 1 drugs, carrying the most severe penalties for possession or sale under federal law.

Psilocybin has been used in religious ceremonies in Mesoamerica and other places, dating back thousands of years. 

The journal article noted that magic mushrooms hold spiritual significance for many people. Federal law exempts certain Native American religious uses of peyote and two Brazilian ayahuasca churches from drug prosecutions under specific conditions. dried psilocybe azurescens

Indigenous people have been using psychedelics for millennia. And they have been long persecuted for psychedelic or plant medicine practices," Devenot said. "It's problematic for big corporations to claim patents and monopolies on psychedelic medicine while these groups are still prosecuted.