September 2023

The interest in foraging for psychoactive fungi has surged, driven by curiosity and anecdotal accounts of their effects. Foragers across the US must prioritize accurate mushroom identification to ensure their safety and prevent potentially fatal misidentifications. In most parts of the U.S., cultivating, possessing, and consuming the Psilocybe semilanceata and other psilocybin-containing Mushrooms is illegal. […]

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