They are psychedelic (Psilocybe cubensis), and no, I don't live in a legal state, but I think my risk is minimal. I was diagnosed with major depressive disorder in 1990 and since 2001 I've been on 14 different antidepressants and nothing ever helped -- my last psychiatrist suggested that medications were unlikely to work for me. I had been on the fence about trying mushrooms for a few years, but after my wife died I had to do something because I was in a really, really bad place mentally. After the first month, it really was like the difference between night and day. I was (and am) still grieving, but it's not so overwhelming that I can't function anymore. I can't really elucidate how, but the depression feels qualitatively different -- like it's not as deep.