Biography/Memoir

…psilocybin straight to your door

Derek Chase started making mushroom gummies about two and a half years ago. Previously, he worked corporate jobs at Johnson & Johnson and L’Oréal… I, for one, was simply interested in the scalable dosing for chill long weekends and maybe a slight creativity boost – both of which the gummies provided, from the lowest dose…

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Science

Why this fungus has over 20,000 sexes

Where we have two traditionally recognized genders, male and female, some species of fungi can have thousands of sexes… to mate, all a fungus has to do is bump up against another member of its species and let their cells fuse together. It sounds confusing, but it’s actually helpful – with so many variations, the…

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Politics

Mushroom boom looms

No [Oregon] Psilocybin Service Centers have yet opened, so what clients will be asked to pay remains unknown, but reports show one session could start at $1,500. Clients can’t drive or bike themselves afterward, and there are no “to-go” bags – all mushrooms must be consumed on site. Mushrooms purchased at dispensaries aren’t happening (yet).…

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Politics

Canadians launch petition… psilocybin…

We, the undersigned, compassionate Canadians, call upon the Government of Canada… Petition e-4334, opened on March 16th 2023, calls on the federal government to “allow Canadians to have timely unrestricted access to therapeutic psilocybin in any form as needed to alleviate their suffering.” To start, in Canada, an online petition must be “presented” to the House of Commons…

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Politics

Majority of Americans back… decriminalizing… psilocybin…

Respondents were asked whether they would… …“support or oppose a federal law to remove criminal penalties for adults for personal possession of substances like psilocybin…,” and 53 percent said that they’d support it… with 64% of Democrats, 55% of independents and 42% of Republicans… a plurality – backing the policy change. Original Article (Marijuana Moment):Majority…

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Biography/Memoir

…a political action committee

 …aim to secure federal funding… [Decriminalize Nature DC IP-81] pushed through an initiative that made cultivation and possession of plant and fungi medicines the lowest priority for local police and prosecutors… The founders behind [this] newly formed Psychedelic Medicine PAC also aim to secure federal funding to further education and research efforts… among those lessons……

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Politics

It’s going to be for people with money…

…are expected to pay out-of-pocket costs… to receive… psilocybin… classified as medicines to treat certain mental health conditions… The drugs themselves cost between $1000 and $2000 for a standard course of treatment, according to researchers… but the level of supervision and the multidisciplinary teams required to administer the full treatment will raise the bill. Original…

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Biography/Memoir

An updated (living) list of North American psychedelic dispensaries

At Fungi Shop [925 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC] Kaitie Degen offers sweet treats, gummies, chocolate bars, and more. Operating similarly to… other brick-and-mortar mushroom dispensaries, Zoomers [1181 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC] requests potential customers to apply for membership and self-diagnose with an ailment that psilocybin could offer help for before being allowed to shop there.  Zide Door…

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