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Police Seizures of Psilocybin Mushrooms Jumped 273% in Five Years

Police Seizures of Psilocybin Mushrooms Jumped 273% in Five Years

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose 273 percent from 2017 to 2022, driven by increased use rather than a shift in policing.

Law enforcement seizures of psilocybin mushrooms rose 273 percent from 2017 to 2022, driven by increased use rather than a shift in policing.

The number

surged by 273 percent from 2017 to 2022

How solid is it?

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At a glance

Latin name

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

The New York Times

The New York Times

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Around the web

Around the web

As it ran in Shroom Scan

Seizures of psilocybin-containing mushrooms by law enforcement have surged by 273 percent from 2017 to 2022, reflecting a more permissive attitude towards their use and a growing public interest spurred by their potential therapeutic benefits for depression and other conditions. The New York Times found that this uptick was due to increased consumption rather than a shift in law enforcement focus.

Seizures of psilocybin-containing mushrooms by law enforcement have surged by 273 percent from 2017 to 2022, reflecting a more permissive attitude towards their use and a growing public interest spurred by their potential therapeutic benefits for depression and other conditions. The New York Times found that this uptick was due to increased consumption rather than a shift in law enforcement focus.

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