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Patients in Colorado who suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression will soon have a new treatment option. They can take part in therapy sessions led by licensed providers... using psychedelic mushrooms. We hear how it works from a doctor who鈥檚 offered this type of therapy for years, today on In The NoCo.

A bill introduced in the state legislature last week would name Colorado鈥檚 first official state mushroom.

Later this year, patients in Colorado who suffer from conditions like anxiety and depression will have a new treatment option. They鈥檒l be able to take part in therapy sessions led by licensed therapists who offer psychedelic treatment using mushrooms. Today on ITN, we hear how it works from a doctor who鈥檚 offered this type of therapy for years.

The legalization of 鈥渕agic鈥� mushrooms comes as people increasingly turn to psychedelics to treat anxiety, depression and other disorders. Listen to "Morning Edition" host Michael Lyle, Jr. discuss this story with Colorado Sun reporter Lance Benzel and then read The Colorado Sun story at the link below.

Colorado is in the process of creating a new psychedelic therapy industry. About two years ago, voters opted to decriminalize the personal use of the drug psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms. Now the state is working on licensing 鈥渉ealing centers鈥� where people can legally consume psilocybin in a supervised setting. According to John Herrick of the Boulder Reporting Lab, Boulder officials are beginning to think about certain restrictions for these centers in the city.

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As communities move to decriminalize psychedelics, Denver is hosting a massive conference for those who want to learn more.

On this episode of Colorado Edition, we hear about why psilocybin mushrooms won鈥檛 be showing up in clinics just yet, even after Prop. 122 passed. We also the stories of homeowners who feel unsafe returning to their homes one year after the Marshall Fire.