psychoactive
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"Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world, with about 85% of adults in the U.S. using it regularly," said Sabandal, research assistant professor in UTEP's Department of Biological Sciences.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
But the mushrooms used in coffees, like lion's mane, are a different species to magic mushrooms and aren't psychoactive.
From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025
McConnell, who championed hemp back in 2018, has since argued in favor of closing what he has called a loophole that allows psychoactive products to be marketed as legal alternatives to marijuana.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
Ibogaine is a psychoactive compound from the root bark of a West African shrub and has been used by Indigenous people for medical and spiritual purposes for hundreds of years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
Companies are also starting forays into other mushrooms that aren’t psychoactive but have other reported cognitive effects.
From Slate • Jul. 18, 2024
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