Joseph McKay, a retired New York City firefighter, sat across from a panel of state lawmakers in Manhattan on Tuesday and told them how magic mushrooms helped save his life. In his thick city accent, ...

Psilocybin might be legalized for medicinal purposes in New York state as lawmakers consider the drug's treatment for certain health conditions. The growth, cultivation, and regulated adult use of ...

Psilocybin, an ingredient in "magic mushrooms," has been the beneficiary of a legalization push by some New York state lawmakers and health officials. A hearing was held Tuesday by the state Assembly ...

Sept. 8 (UPI) --Four hikers, lost in the New York State Catskill Mountains while high on psychedelic mushrooms, were rescued as one of the hikers experienced a "debilitating high." The New York State ...

The hikers, who were in the Catskill Mountains, told officials that they had consumed the hallucinogen and one was experiencing a “debilitating high.” It was the second such episode in recent months.

A group of hikers who had taken psychedelic mushrooms were rescued from the Catskill Mountains after getting lost on Labor Day weekend, New York State authorities said. The four men - one of whom was ...