Even before Oregon and Washington, D.C., decriminalized medical psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” in November, a market was emerging for schools that teach mental and medical health professionals how to use psychedelics in their treatment.

New research suggests that the public’s perception of the potential harms of magic mushrooms is not in line with drug laws.

In 2020, psychedelics took the world by storm. Over two dozen companies in the sector became publicly listed.