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Another point they make is about psylocin. As I understand, as soon as psylocibin hits your stomach acid it gets converted to psylocin anyway. People use lemon to do the process before ingesting in order for it to hit them faster.
Realistically, I know this will be used to make pills. But the first thing I thought when I saw the headline was, "Wow. That's some interesting beer."
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> Extraction can’t be that expensive. From the article, apparently yes it can: "It's unfeasible and way too expensive to extract psilocybin from magic mushrooms"
It does say that. It's wrong, what it says, but it definitely says it.
> "It's unfeasible and way too expensive to extract psilocybin from magic mushrooms and the best chemical synthesis methods require expensive and difficult to source starting substrates...” This is one of those situations where I feel like we (humans) are approaching it all wrong. Why over complicate it by trying to “extract” the psilocybin instead of treating it like marijuana and growing the mushrooms in highly con…
> There is no reason That psilocybin shouldn’t be administered in its most common form, as it has been for thousands of years They’re using very large doses in therapy, and there are a lot of unpleasant things that are going to happen already even at the minimum effective dose.
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It does say that. It's wrong, what it says, but it definitely says it.
Is there any pure psilocybin being sold? My (entirely pop-culture based) impression is that "white powder" and similar processed substances of high purity are the dominant form for almost all drugs. Cocaine isn't sold as leaves, nor can you buy dried poppies. Marijuana is an exception because it easier to smoke in its more natural state and, let's face it, because its users are hippies beholden to the naturalistic fa…
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Australia: To use a still of any capacity to distil alcohol such as spirits, you must have an excise manufacturer licence. Severe penalties apply for manufacturing spirits without an excise manufacturer licence. [1] Although, in practice, I can’t say I’ve ever heard of a case of someone being fined for making spirits at home, and you’d probably have to repeatedly offend that particular law in order to be sentenced to…
Isn't that because of taxation? It is that way in Czechia as well, purely because of that; it is OK to make spirits at home though (up to some - albeit pretty large - amount).
You can use certified distillery to make spirit from home grown fruit and pay taxes (although not as much as for commercial alcohol). This spirit is used for personal use only and could not be sold.
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Oh yeah, I forgot about Norway. I have a (Czech) friend there, they have to pull down the sunblinds when they want to drink a beer. Seems insane to me, also a Czech guy.
As a Norwegian I can tell you that your friend is pulling your leg. You are free to drink on private property. I have never heard about anyone being arrested for responsible drinking in public parks, beaches and places like that. It's not allowed to serve people that is "visibly intoxicated" but almost no one cares. At a normal Friday and Saturday night, Oslo is a battlefield of shitfaced people.
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That doesn't sound right. You are allowed to drink beer on your own property, or in bars. You are not allowed to drink beer in public spaces, but the police will enforce that differently depending on the region.
I think it has something to do with them having children.
> "It's unfeasible and way too expensive to extract psilocybin from magic mushrooms and the best chemical synthesis methods require expensive and difficult to source starting substrates...” This is one of those situations where I feel like we (humans) are approaching it all wrong. Why over complicate it by trying to “extract” the psilocybin instead of treating it like marijuana and growing the mushrooms in highly con…
Standardized total extracts of natural sources are pretty standard in the pharmacopeia, so what you're saying makes total sense. Making sure that the dosage is standardized is a solved problem. Unfortunately this type of drug preparation is not that fashionable. One example of this is the total extract of St. John's Wort, which is superior to synthetic antidepressants in many cases, but doctors often prefer to prescr…
Oh boy, yet another claim without references.
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Fair you pointed out but with no implied criticism, those are the exact arguments one should expect from a psilocybin user.
Why is that? Do you think they are less sensical than non-users? Or are you implying that the author was under the influence at the time of writing?