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What is Psilocybin?

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Psilocybin is a prodrug found in psilocybe (magic) mushrooms (along with psilocin and baeocystin). It is metabolized (dephosphorylated) into psilocin which the actual psychoactive.

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There is no difficulty. Psilocybin is a non-addictive substance.


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