Some Magic Mushroom Edibles Have Zero Psilocybin—Just Junk That Still Gets You High

If a “magic mushroom” edible ever took you on a psychedelic trip, you might be in for a surprise. There’s a high chance that what you ate didn’t have any psilocybin—the chemical compound that gives the fungi their “magic.”

In a paper published September 11 in JAMA Network Open, researchers reported that an analysis of 12 magic mushroom gummies and chocolates sold in Portland found no trace of psilocybin. Instead, the edibles contained…