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Wait, Can You Smoke Magic Mushrooms? What Happens If You Do?
There are tried and tested methods of consuming magic mushrooms safely. Smoking just isn’t one of them. Here’s why.
Psilocybin is the word on everyone’s lips these days. This amazing compound found in species of “magic mushrooms” is widely being consumed by everyone from young adults for recreation to moms, burnt out entrepreneurs, and everyone in between. After all, its health benefits are nothing short of miraculous; it can treat an array of ailments that Big Pharma hasn’t been able to do.
Psilocybin, whether in small or large doses, can be used for treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD to name a few. You can even take it without having any serious mental disorders just for overall well-being. And many consumers appreciate the myriad of ways you can consume psilocybin: in pre-dosed capsule, raw, in food, tea, packaged edibles, and more.
But some people wonder if you can smoke magic mushrooms, since smoking is a common way to consume many other psychedelic substances.
What Could Happen If You Smoke Magic Mushrooms
Smoking is currently not an accepted method of consumption for magic mushrooms. It could even cause serious harm. Don’t smoke magic mushrooms!
When psilocybin is exposed to high heat, it will break down rapidly and won’t get you high. In addition, magic mushrooms can be extremely harsh on the throat when smoked. This will be an unpleasant, potentially painful, and even dangerous experience to smoke it overall.
There are risks involved. You can get aspergillosis, which is a respiratory condition caused by fungal exposure, resulting in damage to your blood vessels. The only treatment for aspergillosis is antibiotics, or in extreme cases it may require surgery. Other side effects of smoking magic mushrooms include shortness of breath, wheezing, lung damage, fever, and inflammation. Also, keep in mind that on top of the existing risks, you could also accidentally inhale mold spores when you smoke magic mushrooms — this condition is called Lycoperdonosis.
Individuals who already have a compromised immune system can suffer from another problem called histoplasmosis especially if you smoke mushrooms that have mold. This can cause pneumonia and lung infections. Serious cases may lead to chronic conditions affecting the liver, nervous system, and mouth.
In short, nothing good can come out of trying to smoke magic mushrooms. Even if safe, you likely won’t get high since psilocybin requires interaction in the digestive tract to convert it to psilocin. The psilocin is what triggers the serotonin receptors to boost serotonin production, which is what makes you feel elated after you eat the mushrooms.
So, you will likely not get high and you have a pretty high risk of getting seriously sick. It just isn’t worth it.
Safest Way To Consume Magic Mushrooms
There are tried and tested methods of consuming magic mushrooms safely. Below are some ways you can do this:
- Capsules: Pre-dosed psilocybin capsules are widely available especially in cities that have decriminalized it. It’s a discreet method of consumption plus offers the benefit of already being pre-dosed, so you already know exactly how much you’re getting in each capsule. Those who are fans of microdosing can take capsules containing 0.5 or 1 gram each, while macrodosing will entail consuming more.
If you want to make psilocybin capsules yourself, just grind the raw mushrooms until you’ve reached a fine, powdery consistency. Place them into empty capsules, whether manual or with a machine, and enjoy.
- Tea: Taking mushrooms tea is an old, reliable way to consume mushrooms. This method is safe, and also advisable for individuals who have a sensitive stomach. Drinking mushroom tea also has a quicker onset time.
To make a tea, first use a grinder to turn the mushrooms into a fine powder form in your desired dose. Pour hot water over it, let it steep for around 10 minutes, and get ready for your trip. For those who do not particularly like the taste of mushrooms in tea, you can flavor it by adding honey or even another tea bag.
- Edibles: You can add mushrooms into basically any kind of edible treat. This can be candy, omelets, chocolate, pizza and so much more. Doing so is an effective way of getting rid of the unpleasant taste. Just remember not to expose the mushrooms to high heat — above 190F for over 30 minutes in order to preserve the high.
Raw or dried magic mushrooms always works best if you are concerned about potency. Treat them the way you would other types of edible mushrooms.
- Raw: If you don’t mind the taste of mushrooms, eating them raw is a simple, fuss-free way to get high. Simply pop the mushroom in your mouth, chew, and swallow. That’s all it takes!
- Lemon tekking: Lemon tekking is a fairly new process that has grown in popularity for its refreshing way to consume magic mushrooms. Lemon tekking involves putting the magic mushrooms in freshly squeezed lemon juice, and allowing it to sit for 20 minutes. Doing so increases the intensity of the experience while also hiding any unpleasant taste of mushrooms.
According to experts, soaking mushrooms in the citric acid found in lemons results in a chemical reaction that breaks down the psilocybin in advance. What you get is a quicker onset through a delicious, refreshing drink.
Conclusion
Whatever you do, don’t smoke magic mushrooms. There are so many other ways you can safely consume mushrooms without having to worry about adverse side effects, such as the methods discussed above. Always do your research and plan for a proper, comfortable setting before dosing.
Source: https://thefreshtoast.com/cannabis/wait-can-you-smoke-magic-mushrooms-what-happens-if-you-do/
New Mexico regulators fined a cannabis operator nearly $300,000 and revoked its license after the company allegedly created fake reports in the state’s traceability software.
The New Mexico Cannabis Control Division (CCD) accused marijuana manufacturer and retailer Golden Roots of 11 violations, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Golden Roots operates the The Cannabis Revolution Dispensary.
The majority of the violations are related to the Albuquerque company’s improper use of BioTrack, which has been New Mexico’s track-and-trace vendor since 2015.
The CCD alleges Golden Roots reported marijuana production only two months after it had received its vertically integrated license, according to Albuquerque Business First.
Because cannabis takes longer than two months to be cultivated, the CCD was suspicious of the report.
After inspecting the company’s premises, the CCD alleged Golden Roots reported cultivation, transportation and sales in BioTrack but wasn’t able to provide officers who inspected the site evidence that the operator was cultivating cannabis.
In April, the CCD revoked Golden Roots’ license and issued a $10,000 fine, according to the news outlet.
The company requested a hearing, which the regulator scheduled for Sept. 1.
At the hearing, the CCD testified that the company’s dried-cannabis weights in BioTrack were suspicious because they didn’t seem to accurately reflect how much weight marijuana loses as it dries.
Company employees also poorly accounted for why they were making adjustments in the system of up to 24 pounds of cannabis, making comments such as “bad” or “mistake” in the software, Albuquerque Business First reported.
Golden Roots was fined $298,972.05 – the amount regulators allege the company made selling products that weren’t properly accounted for in BioTrack.
The CCD has been cracking down on cannabis operators accused of selling products procured from out-of-state or not grown legally:
- Regulators alleged in August that Albuquerque dispensary Sawmill Sweet Leaf sold out-of-state products and didn’t have a license for extraction.
- Paradise Exotics Distro lost its license in July after regulators alleged the company sold products made in California.
Golden Roots was the first alleged rulebreaker in New Mexico to be asked to pay a large fine.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/new-mexico-cannabis-operator-fined-loses-license-for-alleged-biotrack-fraud/
Four marijuana companies, including a multistate operator, have filed a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in which they allege the federal MJ prohibition under the Controlled Substances Act is no longer constitutional.
According to the complaint, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, retailer Canna Provisions, Treevit delivery service CEO Gyasi Sellers, cultivator Wiseacre Farm and MSO Verano Holdings Corp. are all harmed by “the federal government’s unconstitutional ban on cultivating, manufacturing, distributing, or possessing intrastate marijuana.”
Verano is headquartered in Chicago but has operations in Massachusetts; the other three operators are based in Massachusetts.
The lawsuit seeks a ruling that the “Controlled Substances Act is unconstitutional as applied to the intrastate cultivation, manufacture, possession, and distribution of marijuana pursuant to state law.”
The companies want the case to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
They hired prominent law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to represent them.
The New York-based firm’s principal is David Boies, whose former clients include Microsoft, former presidential candidate Al Gore and Elizabeth Holmes’ disgraced startup Theranos.
Similar challenges to the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) have failed.
One such challenge led to a landmark Supreme Court decision in 2005.
In Gonzalez vs. Raich, the highest court in the United States ruled in a 6-3 decision that the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to outlaw marijuana federally, even though state laws allow the cultivation and sale of cannabis.
In the 18 years since that ruling, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use marijuana and the federal government has allowed a multibillion-dollar cannabis industry to thrive.
Since both Congress and the U.S. Department of Justice, currently headed by Garland, have declined to intervene in state-licensed marijuana markets, the key facts that led to the Supreme Court’s 2005 ruling “no longer apply,” Boies said in a statement Thursday.
“The Supreme Court has since made clear that the federal government lacks the authority to regulate purely intrastate commerce,” Boies said.
“Moreover, the facts on which those precedents are based are no longer true.”
Verano President Darren Weiss said in a statement the company is “prepared to bring this case all the way to the Supreme Court in order to align federal law with how Congress has acted for years.”
While the Biden administration’s push to reschedule marijuana would help solve marijuana operators’ federal tax woes, neither rescheduling nor modest Congressional reforms such as the SAFER Banking Act “solve the fundamental issue,” Weiss added.
“The application of the CSA to lawful state-run cannabis business is an unconstitutional overreach on state sovereignty that has led to decades of harm, failed businesses, lost jobs, and unsafe working conditions.”
Alabama regulators are targeting Dec. 1 to award the first batch of medical cannabis business licenses after the agency’s first two attempts were scrapped because of scoring errors and litigation.
The first licenses will be awarded to individual cultivators, delivery providers, processors, dispensaries and state testing labs, according to the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC).
Then, on Dec. 12, the AMCC will award licenses for vertically integrated operations, a designation set primarily for multistate operators.
Licenses are expected to be handed out 28 days after they have been awarded, so MMJ production could begin in early January, according to the Alabama Daily News.
That means MMJ products could be available for patients around early March, an AMCC spokesperson told the media outlet.
Regulators initially awarded 21 business licenses in June, only to void them after applicants alleged inconsistencies with how the applications were scored.
Then, in August, the state awarded 24 different licenses – 19 went to June recipients – only to reverse themselves again and scratch those licenses after spurned applicants filed lawsuits.
A state judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Chicago-based MSO Verano Holdings Corp., but another lawsuit is pending.
Source: https://mjbizdaily.com/alabama-plans-to-award-medical-cannabis-licenses-dec-1/
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