Laurie Brooks never thought she’d one day use magic mushrooms and advocate for the ability of others to do the same.
The 55-year-old B.C. resident also never imagined having colon cancer and feared the impact her imminent death would have on her husband and four children.
Her journey as a believer in the power of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, began when a friend mentioned she could try a small dose as part of a therapy session to deal with end-of-life anxiety.
The Canadian documentary, Dosed: The Trip of a Lifetime, explores Brooks’ experience with psilocybin, which she says allowed her to gain insight into herself and accept her cancer as it
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