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magic mushroom

(Recreational Drugs) informal any of various types of fungi that contain a hallucinogenic substance, esp Psilocybe mexicana, which contains psilocybin

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magic mushroom - the button-shaped top of the mescal cactus; a source of psilocybin

mescal button, sacred mushroom

mescaline, peyote - the hallucinatory alkaloid that is the active agent in mescal buttons

Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal, peyote - a small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons

plant organ - a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus

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Zauberpilz

taikasieni

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HARRY Styles says he got so high on magic mushrooms that he bit off part of his tongue.

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Denver on Tuesday passed an ordinance to decriminalize psilocybin, also known as "magic mushrooms," making it the first city in the United States to do so.

Denver Decriminalizes Magic Mushrooms

city to decriminalize psilocybin the psychoactive substance in "magic mushrooms" and add a new chapter to the city's role in shaping wider drug policy.

Denver holds psilocybin decriminalization vote

A drug dealer was caught with a haul of magic mushrooms and almost 2,000 powerful sedative tablets after his mother went to the police, a court has heard.

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A NORTH East NHS trust is investigating whether a chemical found in magic mushrooms could be used to treat depression.

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Psilocybin is a naturally occurring chemical found in particular species of mushrooms, sometimes referred to as magic mushrooms.

North East NHS trust conducts study into whether magic mushroom chemical can treat depression; The Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is one of three clinical sites in the UK taking part in the study

Magic mushrooms have a key ingredient called psilocybin which means that, when they are eaten, they can produce hallucinogenic and psychedelic effects.

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Five teenagers were rushed to hospital after being poisoned by"magic mushrooms", we reported in October 1988.

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Kolkata The Kolkata unit of the Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday seized a large quantity of psychotropic substances including Ecstacy, LSD blots and Magic mushrooms from a house in the city and arrested three persons in connection with it, a senior NCB official said.

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Magic mushrooms containing psilocybin and its derivative psilocin can cause hallucinations and changes in perception.