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13 children fall ill at summer camp after apparently eating mushroom-laced edibles
(www.independent.co.uk)
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I believe the state of Oregon sells mushroom edibles in their weed shops.
Edit: Despite the rebuttal below, the situation is murkier. They do and do not sell them in Oregon. lol
I haven't seen them in normal dispensaries here, but there are some psilocybin centers advertised on billboards around that might have them.
I see. So they’re not sold in the pot shops, but a separate store dedicated to that type of “medicine”. Thanks for clarifying.
I haven't visited any of these centers (yet) but I'm sure it's very similar to how things were when weed was legalized in 2015 where you had dispensaries separated by "medical" and "recreational" even though they were sharing the same building. I know one dispo I recently visited had a psilocybin center in a satellite building next door, so they'll probably be blended together eventually like the weed dispensaries are now (currently medical patients just don't have to pay the weed tax at normal dispensaries but they're otherwise completely integrated these days).
They do not
No? I was misinformed then. I am aware of people that do make packaged bars and was told they were sold in OR. If not there, then where?
Edit: Search results tell me they are legal for medicinal use in Oregon. Not sure where they are acquired though other than black market.
Edit2: They actually do sell “mushroom” edibles in the shops there. They just might not have any in them.
“Oregon researchers say several “magic mushroom” products sold on store shelves don’t actually contain any psilocybin.
Researchers bought 12 so-called “magic mushroom” edibles from convenience stores and smoke shops in Portland, including gummies and chocolates, and then tested their contents.”
“But when researchers analyzed the edibles, they found no trace of psilocybin. Instead, they detected substances like caffeine, cannabinoids, kava root extract, and candy.”
The situation seems fuzzy. Legal to use, but not legal to sell. Faux products in the mix as well. The traditional black market seems easier!
Edit3: Citing my source: https://www.klcc.org/health-medicine/2025-09-12/oregon-researchers-say-some-magic-mushroom-edibles-sold-in-stores-contain-no-psilocybin
That's probably what they ate, and no wonder it made them sick, they're sold online too. That's the problem with the drug war people will just keep making new stuff that is even more dangerous or unpredictable than the old stuff, it's a losing battle
I’ve seen some mushroom edibles for sale in the Midwest USA that contained Amanita extracts
Yeah I've seen those advertised on Instagram actually lol, I have no idea who would want to take them amanita is not exactly the most recreational of mushrooms but I guess it's a grey area
I haven’t tried Amanita because it sounded unpleasant when I read about it. Feels like they just sell it because people will buy it thinking they’re getting the good mushrooms without bothering to read and understand the label.
Yeah I had a run in with anticholinergics in high school dabbling with dramamine with my stoner metal head friends lol, I can still see the spiders, so yeah I also have little interest in them besides academically as well. I think you're right they are just playing on people's naivete, they see them and think oh the super mario mushroom that's the one