The market for magic mushrooms is illicit and unregulated as psilocybin mushrooms are illegal in almost every country. Eating rotten magic mushrooms is never a good idea - the mould will cause severe stomach issues without any kind of psychedelic experience. If the moisture isn’t extracted from mushrooms when they’re picked they can rot fairly quickly, which destroys not only the mushroom itself but also the psilocybin contained within. This means that the same dose of magic mushrooms in a dried form will be around 10x lower in weight than a fresh dose. Mushrooms are composed of around 90% water and so when dried they lose around 90% of their mass.
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Without knowledge of the different types, species and dangers of various fungi, it can be easy to confuse one mushroom with another and pick one which will leave you comatosed, as opposed to one which will give you a psychedelic trip. There are over 10,000 species of known mushroom, some of which are poisonous to humans. Picking these mushrooms yourself, however, can be dangerous.
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Different strains of psilocybin mushrooms grow naturally all over the world and some people have been known to forage for them. Psilocybin mushrooms are naturally occurring - they either grow out of the ground or are cultivated from mycelium spores. Other species occur in the wild, and Psilocybe cubensis is cultivated indoors.Įven though the psychoactive effects of every type of ‘magic mushroom’ are brought about by psilocybin, different types of psilocybin mushroom can have different types of psychedelic effects, and science is still researching how these effects can vary in type and strength over different strains. The small and potent liberty cap mushroom ( Psilocybe semilanceata) is probably the most common and widespread species found in Europe. Additional chemicals commonly present in minor amounts include baeocystin and norbaeocystin, although the extent to which these contribute to the overall effects is unclear. Psilocybin is converted by the body to psilocin, and this is the actual compound which produces their psychoactive effects. More than 180 psilocybin-containing mushrooms species are found all over the world and can induce hallucinogenic/psychedelic effects when consumed.
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Psilocybin mushrooms are naturally occurring mushrooms which contain the psychoactive compound psilocybin.