Denver has been a cultural epicenter for psychedelics since becoming the first city to effectively decriminalize “magic mushrooms” in 2019. Now it aims to be a hub for science related to psychedelic substances with the opening of a university research center. On Monday, the University of Colorado announced the creation of the CU Denver Center for Psychedelic Research, which will study the health applications of drugs such as psilocybin as well as the social impacts of legalization and decriminalization in the state.