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…to an altered state

The demand for psychedelics as tools for healing has exploded in recent years, fueled by promising clinical studies, loosening drug laws and a growing number of celebrities who have come out as psychonauts… “…psychedelics… what the microscope is for biology and medicine or what the telescope is for astronomy,” wrote Stanislav Grof, M.D., PhD. Original…

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Windsor police raid downtown magic mushroom shop…

Health Canada says… there are no approved therapeutic products that include psilocybin. Spokespeople for FunGuyz, which operates locations in multiple cities… told CBC News, [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation] that they are fighting… and will reopen locations that get raided. Original Article (CBC):Windsor police raid downtown magic mushroom shop for 3rd timeArtwork Fair Use: Public Domain

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Inaugural Psychedelic Cup fuels curiosity over magic mushrooms

Denver’s first-ever Psychedelic Cup was a rousing success – for fungi and the public. The event’s popularity shows curiosity about psychedelic mushrooms is growing, bolstered by their Colorado decriminalization and an increasingly mainstream appeal, which elevates their potential for medicinal and recreational use. Competitions for “best in show” and “most envious” led to long lines for people eager to pick…

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What we learned at Colorado’s first psychedelic cup

Presenters placed a gold medal around grower #9870’s neck as he beamed with pride for his potent shrooms. Psychedelic Cup… follows the model of the much-older Cannabis Cup, which was founded in 1988 by a High Times editor and gives out annual awards to cannabis growers for exceptional weed… today, the Cannabis Cup is a place for growers…

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Inside Denver’s first Psychedelic Mushroom Cup

“The decriminalization part really gives us the chance to do a lot of cool stuff and not have to hide.” Big shafts and large caps were on full display during the awards show for the Psychedelic Cup, Colorado’s first open psilocybin mushroom-growing competition. The award show, held Thursday, November 2, at Denver’s Mile High Station,…

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I spent my morning in a psychedelic library…

The fact that the library has been sitting right under my nose… without me knowing about it? A marriage of passion, hard work… and devotion to a craft… is all about hanging out with humans in person, inside the same room… while talking about mushrooms [and psychedelics, entheogens, ethnobotanicals and other substances including integration practices]. Original…

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Mushrooms… Colorado…

There is an ad in Denver’s local alternative weekly for a psilocybin mushroom dispensary, which opened recently. It’s the first mushroom dispensary in Colorado, to my knowledge. On the inside, the shop looks a lot like a cannabis dispensary, although more bare-bones. It has a table, some chairs, some mycelium growing in tubs on a…

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Cannabis cafes coming…

“We legalized cannabis and didn’t give anybody a place to actually smoke,” said former Boston, MA, City Councilor Tito Jackson… “Our objective would be to prepare and have a chef-guided menu, just as many other parts of our society, to really normalize cannabis…” A place where adults 21 and up can smoke, eat an edible…

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…psychedelic users self-medicating, but few discuss with healthcare providers…

…more than a third of Canadian respondents who use natural psychedelics do so to self-medicate. …their health care provider’s attitudes and perceptions… can greatly influence their willingness to disclose their psychedelic use. Is it that surprising that there would be resistance to reveal use… to health care professionals? Certainly not… researchers concluded that healthcare providers…

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