Can psychedelics meet their potential for treating mental health disorders?

Drugs that offer profound shifts in consciousness still face many hurdles

image of a woman wearing a sticker that reads "Ask me about psilocybin" and another sticker that reads "Decriminalize Mushrooms"

In 2019, Denver residents voted to decriminalize psilocybin mushrooms, which can induce a psychedelic shift in consciousness. In 2020, Oregon legalized psilocybin-assisted therapy, recognizing its possible medicinal value. Other locales may soon follow suit.

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By Laura Sanders

- More than 2 years ago

Kanu Caplash was lying on a futon in a medical center in Connecticut, wearing an eye mask and listening to music.