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psilocybin

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psilocybin /psi·lo·cy·bin/ (si″lah-si´bin) a hallucinogen having indole characteristics, isolated from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.
psil·o·cy·bin (sl-sbn, sl-)
n.
A hallucinogenic compound obtained from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

psilocybin
[sī′lōsī′bin, -sib′in]
a psychedelic drug and an active ingredient of various Mexican hallucinogenic mushrooms of the genus Psilocybe mexicana. It can produce altered states of mood and consciousness and has no acceptable medical use in the United States. Psilocybin is controlled under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, which bans the prescription of psilocybin and numerous other drugs and allows their procurement and use only for special research projects authorized by the Drug Enforcement Administration of the U.S. Department of Justice.

psilocybin [si″lo-si´bin]
a hallucinogen having indole characteristics, isolated from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.

psilocybin
a hallucinogen having indole characteristics, isolated from the mushroom Psilocybe mexicana.


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In June 2008, Wood was arrested on charges of battery and several drug violations when police found him in possession of heroin and a large quantity of psilocybin mushrooms after he was involved in a fight at The Lodge at Santa Fe.
Inside the house officers found methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, prescription drugs, surveillance equipment, a police scanner and a semi-automatic pistol, the report said.
Mushrooms found with Mr Collins were sent for analysis and were found to be Liberty Cap, or psilocybin mushrooms, which are known for their psychedelic and hallucinogenic properties.
 
 
 
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