He started ingesting the drug, known as “synthetic shrooms”, around once a week at the start of lockdown and says sex and music are “amazing” when he’s high. “I was also spending more time indoors and I discovered sex and music are both amazing on it so that’s a bonus. “I was drinking loads of wine at the start of lockdown but I actually feel way better on mushrooms. They are working hard to convince the government to change the laws surrounding research into psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms. “The current classification of psilocybin under Schedule 1 does not prevent research or clinical trials under a Home Office licence.

Source: The Star September 26, 2020 08:15 UTC