Science

…calls about mushrooms increased nationwide with more use of psychedelics – but remained low, CU (University of Colorado) study finds

January 29, 2025By

Poison control calls… most cases were relatively mild. Of callers who used hallucinogenic mushrooms, 28% reported minor or no effects on their health, 44% reported moderate impacts and 4% reported major problems. The most common complications were (presumably unpleasant) hallucinations or delusions; agitation; fast heart rate; nausea or vomiting; confusion; and pupil dilation. The most…

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Politics

Did the FDA destroy the psychedelic medicine movement?

January 24, 2025By

One thing has definitely changed, though: MDMA is no longer the main character of the Psychedelic Renaissance. Local decriminalization and legalization efforts march forward across the country, with a fast-growing underground market of products and services centered around psilocybin, but also featuring DMT, LSD, and a number of more obscure psychoactives. “I’m frustrated that MDMA…

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Biography/Memoir

…Vancouver drug activist targeted

January 22, 2025By

The B.C. government says more than $100,000 seized in police raids of Vancouver mushroom dispensaries should be forfeited as the proceeds of crime. …activist Dana Larsen, who is named as a defendant in the civil forfeiture lawsuit, said he will fight to get the cash returned… Larsen said his lawyer suggested they have a good…

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Modern Culture

Denver Shroom Fest… another…

January 17, 2025By

“Our team is hard at work making sure Denver Shroom Fest 2025 is even bigger, better, and Shroomier than last year,” the announcement said. The event marked something of a coming-above-ground party for the local psychedelics community. Exploring the booths at Denver Shroom Fest 2024 was a trip – psychedelic substances were all on full display,…

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Medicine/Healing

…at downtown magic mushroom… shops

January 5, 2025By

Windsor Coun. Renaldo Agostino… who represents the downtown on city council [Ontario]. “And you know what the truth is? One day, if that business is allowed to open, I’d be more than happy to welcome it.” A spokesperson for the stores [FunGuyz] who identified himself as Chris Stewart says they’ve been raided over 120 times……

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Biography/Memoir

Man who brought…

December 20, 2024By

…[Shroom House]… to downtown Portland [Oregon] gets probation… …will spend five years on probation and forfeit a hefty chunk of change, a judge ruled… a plea deal with Multnomah County prosecutors… Original Article (Oregon Live):Man who brought rogue psilocybin business to downtown Portland gets probationArtwork Fair Use: Steve Morgan

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Science

Magic mushrooms may help reverse stress-induced memory deficits, new study suggests

December 17, 2024By

The study, published in the Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, found that when administered under specific conditions, the mushroom extract restored spatial learning and memory impairments and increased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a protein essential for brain plasticity. These effects were observed in rats subjected to a chronic unpredictable mild stress protocol, a widely used…

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Spirituality

SF psychedelic church dedicated to psilocybin mushrooms to close, cites harassment from city

December 11, 2024By

Zide Door will close its location in the city’s SOMA neighborhood with its pastor citing harassment from the San Francisco Planning Department. The church also accused the planning department of criticizing the church in the media. Hodges said that he is concerned that the Planning Department’s “targeting” of the church could constitute religious discrimination… Zide…

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Politics

People; …eating huge doses of magic mushrooms live on social media

November 29, 2024By

“After decades of drug war propaganda demonizing psychedelics, the narrative has swung to the opposite extreme, with increasing claims that they’re among the safest drugs one can take,” says Dr Manesh Girn, a neuroscientist specializing in psychedelics at the University of California. …at no point in recent history has the use of psychedelics felt so…

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