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Denver, Colorado became the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin — a chemical found in “magic mushrooms” — in May of 2019. Since then, usage across the U.S. has bloomed significantly. Often ...

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Use of psilocybin has increased among all age groups since some states decriminalized the hallucinogen in 2019.

Increase seen in lifetime use among adults and adolescents; past-year use higher among young adults, older adults.