More and more places across the globe are getting introduced to the powers of psilocybin. Whether it’s through magic mushrooms, magic truffles (sclerotia) or even microdosing nasal sprays, the psychedelic compound has gained interest in every place it touches ground. Now, with laws around psilocybin changing in American states as well, a growing amount of Americans are seeing psilocybin-retreats as a possible thing of the near-future.

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Psilocybin destinations

Right now, places such as Jamaica and of course The Netherlands are popular destinations for those who want to experience magic mushrooms or magic truffles without having to worry about the legality of it. Because where truffles are legal to purchase in The Netherlands (like, right here at Avalon Magic Plants!), Jamaica never even outlawed the compound.

This also means psychedelic retreats are gaining in numbers. One of them is the Toronto-based Rise Wellness Retreat, which offers people a five-day psychedelic wellness-retreats in its Jamaican villa. When arrived, people can choose to take either small or big doses of psilocybin in a specially created setting designed to give people the best experience possible when taking psychedelics.

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Meaningful changes

“People are really looking for better ways to take care of their mental health. In my opinion, this is an evolution and a necessary step as we use more technology-based medicine,” Rise Wellness Retreat co-founder Irie Selkirk told The GrowthOp last year. “It’s important that people understand that this is definitely a long-term approach to meaningful change in the way that people take care of their mental health,” Selkirk said.

While none of these claims are currently backed up by approved science, the increase in popularity of psilocybin has been mostly coming from the increased amount of scientific attention it’s getting. This is also the reason why some places in The United States have now decriminalized drugs and have started a state-backed psilocybin program. The Washington Post reported that American people interested in psychedelics, soon might be able to enjoy them right at their own hometown.

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Retreats at their home-town

With Vancouver on track to become the first jurisdiction in Canada to decriminalize drugs and Health Canada showing a willingness to increase access to psychedelic therapies, it’s not unreasonable to think that legal psilocybin retreats could soon be happening in Canada, too. “The tides are turning for the regulated use of psilocybin,” Payton Nyqvest, founder of Vancouver-based Numinus Wellness Inc., said in November.

Within days of the Oregon-state vote to legalize psilocybin use in therapeutic settings, Oregon-based Silo Wellness — which cultivates psychedelic mushrooms in Jamaica — announced an Oregon wellness retreat using the drug ketamine. For five socially distanced days in January, a small group will explore waterfalls, go white-water rafting, meditate and undergo three sessions of ketamine-assisted therapy led by naturopath Matthew Hicks.

These sessions will be the very first legal psychedelic sessions in the United States. Founder Mike Arnold says he would love to see his state become a psychedelic retreat destination as well.