Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon

Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by grigri907 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @01:53AM (#37995234)

I too am fairly drug-averse. And after 40 years of avoiding all drugs but caffeine and alcohol, I dipped my toe into psilocybin and found not only was it profoundly therapeutic in terms of self-acceptence, self-love, and anxiety-reduction, I found after 3 or 4 uses, I had no further interest in it whatsoever. Is my experience universal? Of course not, but an anecdote to consider alongside yours.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by pengaru on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:24AM (#37995387)

And like caffeine and alcohol, you can make practical use of psychedelic mushrooms in low doses with far less potential of unpredictable/problematic results. The dose makes the poison.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by FranzFerdiNaN on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:32AM (#37995438)

Same experience with shrooms. I've done it a few times, but every time after doing it any interest in it was gone for years. It's heavy stuff.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by renewiltord on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:02AM (#37995289)

That’s the funny thing, eh? No real desire to do it. Negative feedback loop. Same here.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by MountainMan1312 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:18AM (#37995358)

Same experience here. I did psychedelics maybe 10 times and then simply stopped having the desire. I don't have an aversion to it either. Just kind of got what I wanted out of it.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by donnythecroc on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:56AM (#37995583)

Same here. Did it once and it saved my life. Point is it was only legally accessible to rich people. I.e. I had to fly to amsterdam pay for pre and post psychotherapy and multi day care. This is so wildly different to recreational use.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by DiggyJohnson on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:03AM (#37996029)

For what it’s worth you can find psilocybin in the US with with right network that does not require exorbitant costs or travel.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by achenet on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:07AM (#37996059)

or grow it yourself even, that's what I did (albeit in France)

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by dopidopHN on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @06:49AM (#37997182)

Heck, It’s grows in many part of the country!

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by Denatonium on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:30PM (#38005049)

More like most parts of the country! There's at least one species of psilocybin mushroom for most states. The Shroomery is a great starting resource.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by dopidopHN on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:19PM (#38008766)

Thanks for pointing that out. Yes. This is a abundant resource, people should be aware of that. It’s also colonize various subtrates and thrives.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by cwmoore on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @08:22AM (#37998121)

Any potential for incarceration or institutionalization is an exorbitant cost to factor into transacting with the "wrong" network.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by yonaguska on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:08PM (#38004713)

Most people growing shrooms are not doing it at scale and are generally only selling to friends or acquaintances. For this particular drug- the risk seems pretty low.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by deilline on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @04:17AM (#37996146)

Care to share more? How much did it cost and was it a sherpa like experience?

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by Sosh101 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @06:40AM (#37997104)

Sherpa?

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by gosub100 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:12PM (#38003020)

I think they mean "was there someone guiding your trip, or did you do it alone". I have never tried psychedelics, but I've heard its helpful to have people with you, because you can have a "bad trip" where your mind goes into awful places, and having a familiar face nearby can help get you out of that state or ameliorate your symptoms.

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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by hellweaver666 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @10:22AM (#37999547)

Interestingly, mushrooms are actually illegal in the Netherlands, but thanks to a fun loophole the truffles are completely fine :D (for those not in the know, truffles usually have a lower % of psilocybin per gram so you have to eat more to get the same effects but the end result is about the same!)

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