Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (apnews.com)
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.
Strange Tale How The Liberty Cap Mushroom Got Its Name Starts In Ancient Rome - Ancient Pages (www.ancientpages.com)
How on earth did an obscure Roman social practice end up lending its name to a modern psychedelic? The answer takes us through an assassination, a number of revolutions, a bit of poetry, a dash of xenophobia, and a very unusual scientific discovery.
Plant poachers damage forest preserves as demand for ramps and morels makes foraging more profitable (phys.org)
When you think about poaching, ramps are likely not the first thing that come to mind.
I didn't notice until after I looked at the picture.
OC [I made] Fried rice with mushrooms, scallions, peas, and eggs
Utah failed to legalize psilocybin — but local research, and an underground scene, is booming (www.sltrib.com)
Utah lawmakers rejected a bill this year that would have allowed a few thousand people with chronic, untreatable depression to try psilocybin — the Schedule 1 drug many know as magic mushrooms....
Australia legalises psychedelics for mental health (www.bbc.com)
Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression.
Mushrooms With Caps That Don't Open (www.youtube.com)
OC A group of magical looking mushrooms in the forests of New Zealand 🍄
Repeatedly searched - never found. What are your "elusive treasure" mushrooms?
I've been trying to find morels (Morchella sp.) for years now. I mapped meadows in my vicinity and thoroughly searched the ground around ash trees. Nothing....
OC Inkville
Two communities for mycology
I aim to separate general mycological topics from ID requests, because the latter clogged up the sub back in the former homeland and was moderated much too laissez faire for my taste....
Aussie Magic Mushroom Map (mushmap.0x4.au)
Been working on a bit of an experiment to see if I can build a foraging map showing optimal areas based on recent weather conditions (in this case min/max temps and rainfall between 4-7 days ago....