Psilocybin is controlled almost everywhere, but the rules for mushrooms, truffles and therapy differ a lot per country. A short overview.
Daily Archives: October 1, 2026
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The Opium Act, the tolerance policy, the 2008 mushroom ban and the loophole that keeps magic truffles legal in the Netherlands.
Where the term comes from, how people microdose and what placebo-controlled studies have found so far.
What a microdose is, the common schedules people follow and practical tips on storage and journaling, from the Maps of the Mind guide.
Education over prohibition, legal truffles and a growing retreat scene: why the Netherlands stands out in Europe.
What microdosing is, how people describe it and why the evidence is still limited, based on a Refinery29 explainer.
How end-of-life patients and the non-profit TheraPsil pushed Health Canada to allow legal psilocybin therapy.
During COVID-19, more Canadians started microdosing to cope with stress. Global News spoke with users, a psychologist and a scientist.
Patients, doctors and entrepreneurs on the push for legal psychedelic-assisted therapy in Canada, and the cautions that come with it.
A $3 million donation created a research chair at the University of Calgary to study psychedelics for hard-to-treat mental illness.