What is a Psilocybin? Is it used as an illegal drug?
Psilocybin is a allucinogenic compound found in psilocybin mushrooms. Yes. It is an illegal drug. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybin Psilocybin (pronounced /ˌsaɪlɵˈsaɪbɪn/ SYE-lə-SYE-bin) (also known as psilocybine) is a hallucinogenic (entheogenic, psychedelic) indole of the tryptamine family, found in psilocybin mushrooms. It is present in hundreds of species of fungi, including those of the genus Psilocybe, such as Psilocybe cubensis and Psilocybe semilanceata, but also reportedly isolated from a dozen or so other genera. Psilocybin mushrooms are commonly called “sacred mushrooms,” “magic mushrooms,” or more simply “shrooms”. Possession, and in some cases usage, of psilocybin or psilocin has been outlawed in most countries across the globe.[1] Proponents of its usage consider it to be an entheogen and a tool to supplement various types of practices for transcendence, including in meditation, psychonautics, and
