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Not So Fast on Magic Mushrooms

By Michael Pollan — 2019

Only a few days ago, millions of Americans probably had never heard of psilocybin, the active agent in psychedelic mushrooms, but thanks to Denver, it is about to get its moment in the political sun.

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