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Josh Walker describes differences among the various mushroom strains he is growing at his facility in Berthoud. Walker is preparing to apply for a cultivator license, as part of Colorado鈥檚 nascent natural medicine industry.

Colorado鈥檚 magic mushroom industry prepares to open its doors

Leigh Paterson

Colorado is officially launching an industry that has long been underground: psychedelic-assisted therapy. In the coming months, residents will be able to consume magic mushrooms on-site, at healing centers. Now, people are growing mushrooms and applying for licenses, as communities figure out where to put these businesses.

Dr. Scott Shannon sits in his office at The Wholeness Center in Fort Collins

In The NoCo

As Colorado begins to license psychedelic therapy centers, here鈥檚 a look at how the treatment works

In The NoCo

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 staffer holds a capsule used in a study of psilocybin at CU Anschutz. State regulators are likely to allow the use of capsules, tinctures and other forms of psilocybin at Colorado's healing centers.

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Bipartisan bill allowing synthetic psilocybin in Colorado passes first test

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The law is dependent on federal regulators' approval of the drug.