"But maybe you shouldn't, because new research suggests that you might be getting ripped off taking these - or even putting your health at risk. After testing 12 edible "magic mushroom" products sold in Portland, Oregon, Richard van Breemen and his colleagues found absolutely zero traces of psilocybin in any of them, they reported in a new study published in the journal JAMA Network Open. And four appeared to contain no active, trip-inducing ingredients at all."
""We found no evidence of mushroom compounds of any kind, coming from any species," van Breemen, a pharmaceutical sciences professor at Oregon State University, . Moreover, the researchers found ingredients that weren't written on the label, including - alarmingly - synthetic psychedelics whose effects on human health aren't well studied. "We don't know what harm they might cause," van Breemen warned."
"Psilocybin is touted for its trippy, recreational effects as much as it is for its purported mind-opening health benefits. Long illicit, some states like Oregon and New Mexico have in recent years moved to legalize or at least decriminalize the substance, but sometimes with the catch that they need to be administered in a supervised medical setting. And so outside those pricey official channels, loopholes allow shops to sell the psychedelic substance at cheap prices."
Testing of 12 edible "magic mushroom" products sold in Portland, Oregon found absolutely zero traces of psilocybin. Four of the products contained no active, trip-inducing ingredients at all. No mushroom compounds from any species were detected. Some products contained ingredients not listed on labels, including synthetic psychedelics whose effects on human health are poorly studied. Psilocybin carries recreational and purported therapeutic uses, and some states have moved to legalize or decriminalize it, often requiring supervised medical administration. Legal loopholes and limited oversight have allowed shops to sell unregulated edibles at low prices, increasing risk of deception and unknown harms.
Read at Futurism
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]