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welcome to "the whwhole story." i'm anderson cooper. you've probably heard of magic mushrooms, mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance. they became popular in the united states in the 1960s, but in the last decade, there's been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it can help treat depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them. oregon became the first state to use them in licensed therapy centers. there's still a lot we don't know about psilocybin's effec...

story." i'm anderson cooper. you've probably heard of magic mushrooms. mushrooms which contain psilocybin, a natural substance that can cause hallucinations when ingested. magic mushrooms became popular in the united states in the 1960s. but in the last decade there's been an increasing amount of research into psilocybin to see if it could help treat depression, anxiety and substance abuse. magic mushrooms are still illegal on the federal level but a few states have decriminalized them and this year oregon became the first state to legalize the use of psilocybin in licensed therapy c...

Through it, i know what i'm going to be focusing on is trying to find out. so it's going to be discovery. >> we're given a few hours before the dosing ceremony to catch our breath, soak in the sea, and ready our minds and bodies. when we're ready, we begin with a meditation. >> choose a place, a place that you already know. and this place is going to be your safe place. and just start moving your hands, rubbing your hands, slowly moving your arms, moving your legs, your feet. and when you're ready, slowly you can open your eyes. ready? >> ben hands us our doses. no actual mushrooms. the psiloc...

>> i know that when i'm going through it, i know what i'm going to be focusing on is trying to find out. so it's going to be discovery. >> we're given a few hours before the dosing ceremony to catch our breath, soak in the sea, and ready our minds and bodies. when we're ready, we begin with a meditation. >> choose a place, a place that you already know. and this place is going to be your safe place. and just start moving your hands, rubbing your hands, slowly moving your arms, moving your legs, your feet. and when you're ready, slowly you can open your eyes. ready? >> ben hands us our doses. n...