New bill could allow use of ‘magic mushrooms,’ study health benefitsLEE COUNTY, Fla. – Harvesting “magic mushrooms” in Florida could land you in prison. They contain psilocybin and cause a psychedelic effect which makes them illegal in Florida.
More than 10 grams of the mushrooms could get you 30 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A new bill introduced would make the “magic mushrooms” legal and study their health benefits.
Will Soto of Fort Myers prefers to use them to make tea.
“I’ve actually used them medicinally for anxiety and processing trauma and grief, and I’ve had great results,” Soto said.
The National Alliance of Mental Health Illness called Florida’s mental health crisis an epidemic. They report 660,000 adults and 181,000 children live with severe mental illness in Florida.
“If there is something there that can provide a benefit physically, mentally, or otherwise for individuals we should pursue it,” said Steven Shea, who supports medical use.
The mushrooms contain psilocybin or a psychedelic that can treat addiction, depression, and anxiety.
Dr. Martha Rosenthal, a Physiology and Neuroscience professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, explained the drug shuts off parts of the brain that give negative self-image and negative ideas about others.
New bills being introduced would decriminalize the mushrooms and study their health benefits....................
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