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Australia becomes first country to legalize psychedelics

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published July 1, 2023 2:42am ET
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Australia becomes first country to legalize psychedelics
Psilocybin mushrooms are sorted. | (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)


Australia legalized and regulated MDMA and psilocybin mushrooms, and the country will begin allowing prescriptions starting July 1.

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