Stalker notes that the Czech Republic is on the verge of legalising psilocybin for medicinal use. It will be the first country in Europe to take the step if it proceeds. Currently New Zealand is one of the only countries in the world to allow the medical use of psilocybin.
A study published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal in 2016 found that 67 per cent of participants with clinical depression were in remission within a week of taking psilocybin and 42 per cent were still free of depression three months later.
With the prevalence of mental health issues and particularly depression ever on the increase worldwide, it is interesting to see how new therapies are being developed from counterculture drugs.
