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Experts explore new mushroom which causes fairytale-like hallucinations

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Re: Experts explore new mushroom which causes fairytale-like hallucinations

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Post by heavyset_go »

TheGoddessInari wrote: post #207
joquarky wrote: post #178

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But CBD does not need heat to convert. I have a hypothesis that taking cannabis (and especially CBD) out of our food chain may be contributing to the increase¹ in prevalence of chronic pain. ¹ https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12588185/?utm_sourc...

THC comes in a plant in the THCa form. CBD comes in CBDa form. Both are not bioactive by default in their natural form.

Both degrade into actives over time or exposure to air/sun/warmth, and then into CBN, which is itself active.

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Post by barbs »

Aurornis wrote: post #56

The Wikipedia page ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogenic_bolete_mushroom ) talks about effects lasting for days, even in animal studies. Some of the historical records claimed effects lasting even longer, from months to years, though this sounds like triggered psychosis. So perhaps not very recreational as might be assumed given the topic.

Sounds like Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogen_persisting_percep...

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Post by DonHopkins »

stinkbeetle wrote: post #305
cess11 wrote: post #303

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I agree, it's much better to name the movement you represent by its original name and don't waste time trying to engage in conversation.

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Post by robocat »

uplifter wrote: post #229
ajb wrote: post #116

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It may be worth mentioning, for anyone who didn't know this already; that the fruiting body, which is what your normally see, isn't most of the mushroom. The rest of it is in the ground, or in something else like a dead log or live tree. So the organism can afford the fruiting body to be eaten, if it serves the purpose of spreading spores.

This relates to why you will often see multiple mushrooms of the same type blooming at the same time in a ring pattern: the edge of the ring is the periphery of the linearly, radially expanding mat of subterranean fungal fiber weave, which produces fruiting bodies at its edges.

Incorrect.

The inside of a fairy ring dies off as it uses up nutrients.

The leading edge of the circle remains alive so that is why the fruiting bodies (mushrooms) are there. The fungus produces nitrogen which leads to the growth of a greener ring of grass.

The ring’s steady expansion is driven by growth of the underground mycelium (not spores).

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Post by DonHopkins »

why-o-why wrote: post #292
DonHopkins wrote: post #233

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Or testifying about how long it felt like.

you're right. i was only high for 20 minutes. happy now?

Mine lasted −12 + i hours, rotating through the imaginary plane.

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Post by fluoridation »

DonHopkins wrote: post #315
why-o-why wrote: post #292

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you're right. i was only high for 20 minutes. happy now?

Mine lasted −12 + i hours, rotating through the imaginary plane.

Rotating as a function of what?

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Post by creshal »

anthk wrote: post #306
creshal wrote: post #219

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And coffee didn't make the jump until around the same time, either. No wonder Europeans wanted to be anywhere on the planet except Europe.

Coffee in Europe predates 1492 I think.

Coffee was around in Ethiopia and Yemen before that, but it didn't really spread in the Muslim world before 1500, and didn't spread from there to Europe until even later.

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Post by carlmr »

estimator7292 wrote: post #142
card_zero wrote: post #63

So, about one mushroom species in five is poisonous. Why is the ratio so low, why are there lots of edible ones? Without hard-shelled seeds to spread, why be eaten? And the poisonous ones apparently don't use color as a warning signal, and don't smell all that bad, and some of the poisons have really mild effects, like "gives only some people diarrhea" or "makes a hangover worse". Meanwhile three of the deadliest spe…

It's really fucking suspicious that mushrooms evolved mechanisms to produce serotonin. But it helps when you remember that a mushroom is the fruit of a (usually) much larger organism. Then you can start applying normal fruit rules. Some want to be eaten, or picked up and moved around. Some want to keep insects from infesting the fruit. Others don't give a damn and release spores into the wind or water. Also remember…

>so we farm incredible quantities of tobacco to extract its poisons.

Evolutionarily the best survival strategy.

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Post by bdbdbdb »

barbacoa wrote: post #159
Sam6late wrote: post #153

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BTW, Caffeine is also a naturally occurring insecticide, yet humans tend to repurpose and hack things.

Some argue that THC in cannabis actually works similarly because when herbivores regularly ingest it, they become lethargic and lazy, causing them struggle to survive in the world. Kinda like my roommate.

That's, like, your opinion, man

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Post by stinkbeetle »

DonHopkins wrote: post #313
stinkbeetle wrote: post #305

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1. I was asking them, not you. 2. You failed to even attempt to answer my questions.

You've become extremely unhinged upon learning that someone might be critical of your regime. Might be time for your meds and bedtime, gramps.

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