DENVER (KDVR) — It all starts in a backroom, inside a building in downtown Denver: Growing the pieces needed to make psilocybin mushrooms.

“This is an industry of empathy, really, I mean, we're talking about helping people who are in the worst point in their life,” said founder and CEO of Mycosef, Skyler Sefic.

A new territory, unlike anything the state has seen before. Therapy involving psychedelic mushrooms is used to treat PTSD, depression, anxiety and more. Skyler Sefic, founder and CEO of Mycosef, is getting his roots down in the business.

“It's my first business and yeah, I just wanted to keep pushing and it's really awesome to be here and to be first,” Sefic said.

Sefic says he turned to mushrooms years ago, taking a very small amount to deal with his depression and anxiety afte

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