The psychedelic cup: Colorado’s first homegrown, psychedelic mushroom competition
“A fun competition within the community to see how people’s mushrooms are stacking up against each other, potency wise. But another side to it is almost like a public safety thing,” said Eric Burden, owner of the Denver Spore Company. “I don’t really like to compare alcohol to psychedelics, but knowing, ‘OK, this is a beer. This is a wine and this one’s whiskey.’ You know, so it’s good information to have from a harm reduction point.”
…Colorado… legalized testing labs for the psychedelics. “A huge step forward in psychedelic policy,” said Jonathan Cherkoss with the Psychedelic Club of Denver. “The importance of testing psychedelics, especially from a community perspective, is because of the federal laws, we don’t have a lot of information on dosing.” The Psychedelic Club of Denver is a volunteer-run nonprofit organization that focuses on harm reduction, community education and the destigmatization of substances, according to Cherkoss. The club is hosting the first competition for homegrown psychedelic mushrooms this year, called The Psychedelic Cup.
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The psychedelic cup: Colorado’s first homegrown, psychedelic mushroom competition
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