{"id":51520,"date":"2020-05-27T18:27:37","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T18:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/53-of-people-familiar-with-psychedelics-want-legal-psilocybin-survey-says\/"},"modified":"2020-05-27T18:27:37","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T18:27:37","slug":"53-of-people-familiar-with-psychedelics-want-legal-psilocybin-survey-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merryjane.com\/news\/53-of-people-familiar-with-psychedelics-want-legal-psilocybin-survey-says\/","title":{"rendered":"53% of People Familiar with Psychedelics Want Legal Psilocybin, Survey Says"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A new marketing insights survey found that just over half of US respondents who said they had \u201csome knowledge\u201d of psychedelics believed that psilocybin should be legalized in some capacity. <\/p>\n

The survey<\/u><\/a>, which interviewed 1,000 adults across the US, found that, overall, 38 percent of respondents believed psilocybin mushrooms should be permitted in the US \u2014 with restrictions, of course. But, when the respondents were broken down by age group and knowledge levels, significant differences in responses were revealed: Among respondents who said they possessed \u201csome knowledge\u201d of psychedelics, 53 percent<\/u><\/a>, or just over half, thought psilocybin ought to be legalized or allowed in some form. <\/p>\n

The latest clinical studies<\/u><\/a> indicate psychedelics like psilocybin offer medical promise, potentially treating mental health disorders that conventional medicines cannot. Private companies<\/u><\/a> are also currently developing medicines from psychedelics. <\/p>\n

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Within age groups, younger respondents supported legalization more than older ones. Among \u201c18-34 year-olds, 45% believe psilocybin mushrooms should be legal under at least some circumstances; among 35-49 year-olds, 40%; and among 50+, just 23%,\u201d the survey found<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The survey was conducted by the New-York-based company Green Horizons, which describes<\/u><\/a> itself as a market research and consultancy firm for the \u201ccannabis and holistic health industries.\u201d Green Horizons is part of Horowitz Research. Horowitz Research\u2019s website<\/u><\/a> lists corporate heavyweights like Hulu, ABC, Hearst, Discovery, and Consumer Reports among its clients. However, Horowitz also lists non-profits among its clients such as The Partnership for a Drug-Free America and Sesame Workshop, the company that produces Sesame Street<\/em><\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why would a marketing research firm ask Americans how they felt about legalizing psychedelics when US companies currently cannot legally sell psilocybin to the public? <\/p>\n