Mushroom May Have Medical Benefits - CBS2 Chicago

Scientists reported Tuesday that when they surveyed volunteers 14 months after they took the drug, most said they were still feeling and behaving better because of the experience.

Two-thirds of them also said the drug had produced one of the five most spiritually significant experiences they’d ever had.

The drug, psilocybin, is found in so-called “magic mushrooms.” It’s illegal, but it has been used in religious ceremonies for centuries.

My bold underline. Two questions. Can Illinois do their own psilocybin study? And, can Mayor Daley, Todd Stroger, Governor Blagojevich, Emil Jones Jr., and Michael Madigan be the first test subjects? OK, three questions. Can we give it to them all at the same time in a locked room with webcams so we can all watch? Make it pay per view and I bet they could fill their so-called budget gap.