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Australia legalises psychedelics for medical use

United States Australia TGA Mental Health
A technician handles Psilocybe cubensis, known colloquially as "magic mushrooms”, at Rose City Laboratories in Portland, Oregon. The US state this year legalised the adult use of psilocybin under the supervision of a licensed facilitator at a state-sanctioned service centre. (Photo: AFP)

Psychedelics can now be legally used as medicine in Australia in a world-first approval that is aimed at treating acute mental health conditions.

From Saturday, MDMA and psilocybin — better known as ecstasy and magic mushrooms — are cleared for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and treatment-resistant depression.

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