About WikiPsilocybin
Who runs this site, how it is written, and what it is for
WikiPsilocybin is an independent reference site about psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms". Its purpose is to give readers accurate, sourced information about what the research does and does not show, how the law is changing, and how to reduce harm for people who use or are considering using psilocybin. It does not sell anything, does not carry advertising, and does not encourage anyone to use a controlled substance.
Why this site exists
Public interest in psilocybin has grown faster than reliable public information about it. Search results for basic safety questions are dominated by treatment-centre marketing, retailers in grey markets, and news stories that overstate small studies. Peer-reviewed sources exist but are paywalled, technical, or scattered. WikiPsilocybin sits between them: written for a general reader, cited to the primary literature, and open about what remains uncertain.
The site takes a harm-reduction position. That means it neither promotes nor condemns use. It assumes some readers will use psilocybin regardless, and that those readers are safer with accurate information about dosing, contraindications, drug interactions, and mushroom identification than without it.
Who is behind it
WikiPsilocybin is edited by Shane Hellmrich, who is responsible for everything published on the site. The editor is not a clinician or a psychedelic researcher and does not give medical advice. The site's role is to summarise and cite the published evidence accurately, and to invite the people who produce that evidence to correct and contribute to it.
Researchers, clinicians, and harm-reduction workers who would like to review an article, contribute a plain-language summary of their own work, or point out an error can reach the editor at [email protected]. Reviewed articles carry the reviewer's name and affiliation at the top, and contributed pieces carry a byline and a link to the author's institutional page.
How articles are written
Every factual claim on WikiPsilocybin is meant to trace to a primary source: a peer-reviewed paper, a government or regulator publication, a clinical trial registration, or original reporting by a named outlet. Articles carry numbered references with DOIs where they exist. Where the evidence is weak, the article says so rather than rounding up.
AI writing tools are used to draft and edit text. They are not used as a source of facts. Every claim in a draft is checked against the cited source by the editor before publication, and any claim that cannot be traced to a source is removed. The full process, including how corrections are handled, is described in the editorial policy.
What this site is not
- It is not medical advice. Decisions about psilocybin, especially for anyone with a psychiatric history or taking medication, should involve a clinician.
- It is not a guide to obtaining psilocybin, and it does not link to vendors.
- It is not affiliated with any university, company, treatment centre, or advocacy group.