Personality and emotions Environment History of mental illness

Legalization

The Possession or cultivation of psychedelic mushrooms is currently illegal in PA

Psilocybin is considered as a Schedule 1

Drug under - Substance with little to no current accepted medical application in the United States and has high potential of abuse Alongside LSD, Cannabis, Ecstasy, Heroin and many others

However, with new recent studies surrounding Psilocybin effects on mental health disorders, lawmakers in other states and cities are considering loosening psilocybin restrictions. Lawmakers in Pennsylvania are working on a new bill to allow the study of psychedelic mushrooms to treat patients with PTSD and other mental health conditions

Factors

**STORAGE IS KEY**

FOUR MAIN FACTORS to be aware of when trying to get the longest shelf life possible for your shrooms

- Oxygen

- Uv light - Mold and bacteria

- Heat If not watched they can lose worth can go moldy If it does grow any bacteria or mold then it has to be bad for health Can stored in jars or ziplock bags

Therapy

● Psychedelic therapy is the use of plants and compounds that can induce hallucinations to treat mental health diagnoses, such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

○ Drug-assisted therapy- meaning provider offers traditional treatments, such as psychotherapy, alongside psychedelics

○ Psychedelic alone- provider might only give a psychedelic drug, without additional treatment

○ Guided therapy- is on psychedelic treatment, provider guides you through the high

● Studies show that it “resets” your brain

○ Teaching someone a new way to think

○ It also makes people more open to discuss in therapy

● Traditional medication for mental health

○ Takes few days to work

○ Have to be on it everyday (usually forever depending on what it is)

● Compared to psychedelic therapy

○ Takes usually one dose to make people feel better

● 2020 review trusted source

○ 24 prior studies show 65% reduction in anxiety

● 2021 study

○ 164 people reduction of depression, anxiety, and stress

○ Had greater compassion for new things

Negative Side Effects

Psychological distress is most common unfavorable side effect after experiencing recreational use of psilocybin. Psychological distress can take the form of extreme anxiety or short-term psychosis

May also experience fear, agitation confusion and syndromes resembling schizophrenia. In the event of an outbreak of symptoms, a doctor on stand-by can treat these side effects can be treated with medication, such as benzodiazepines which are used to treat panic and anxiety disorders

Psilocybin is not chemically addictive and carry no physical symptoms after someone stops taking it.

Use of Psilocybin on a regular basis can cause one to build a tolerance to the effects of psilocybin and cross tolerance with other drugs.

How to Grow Mushrooms

Mix with Food and Drinks

- Chocolate melt the chocolate and turn the mushroom into power and mix it together last up to 18 months long

- Honey either can put full mushrooms or then it into powder and put into a honey jars last 18 months or more

- Pizza, burgers, pasta

- Mix with baking

- Teas, coffee

Cost$$

GYPSUM 50 lb. Bag: $8.99

40 x 50# Pallet: $199.00

2,000 lb. Super Sack: $159.00

COCONUT FIBER

Depending on bulk: $30 (for 11lbs)

VERMICULITE

Depending on bulk: $70 (for 15lbs)

MONOTUB $40-$50

Breakdown

500 Gram 1.1 lbs

50lbs of Gypsum- 45 $9

55lbs of Coconut Fiber- 50 $150

60lbs of Vermiculite- 54 $280

Monotubs- 45 $1,800

Own (if built one)-45 $600

Total with monotubs- $2,219

Total with own- $1,019

Ingestion

The hallucigen effects of Psilocybin mushrooms takes roughly around 20-40 minutes to commence.

The mushroom compounds and it’s hallucinogenic effects are expected to be last 3-6 hrs. However 3 hours after ingestion, ⅔ of chemical compounds leave the body’s system. After 24 hours, the psilocybin is undetectable in an individual's urine.

1. A food source (rice, grain, manure, sawdust, popcorn kernels, bird seed, etc.) is first hydrated, loaded into Mason jars or Unicorn bags(spawn bad), and sterilized. (if you have the bag already prepped mix it up, have to add spores with a syringe)

2. Make substrate with vermiculite, coco coir, and gypsum, and water a. gypsum- common sulfate mineral of great commercial importance, composed of hydrated calcium sulfate b. Vermiculite-a yellow or brown mineral found as an alteration product of mica and other minerals, used for insulation or as a moisture-retentive medium for growing plants. ( usually 15 lb bags) c. Coco coir- (coconut fiber) used to hold moisture

3. Mix substrate with spores from bag into a monotub (if dont have one easy to make out of tub)

4. Fruiting - which means to let the mycelium know to grow a. Fan twice a day for 30 seconds for 5-10 days

5. MUSHROOMS ARE GROWN- wait till they break their vale before cutting or twisting off

6. Once cut off take and put into dehydrator leave for 8-10 hours till dry

7. When dry put it in a jar that closed with a dry pack a. Keep in cool and dark space

** BETWEEN EACH STEP MAKE SURE TO CLEAN WITH 70% ISOPROPYL SPRAY**

Benefits

These drugs are typically found on the black market. However, some states like Oregon and cities like Denver

Microdosing involves regularly consuming a very small amount of a psychedelic substance the average human would take a 2-3 gram dose. Microdose should be about 1/10 that

Start with .1 gram, end up having .35 grams

To 500 grams, affects 1500 people min

FARM - Growing Conditions

Psilocybin Mushrooms thrive in High Humid Environments Having a humidity of around 90% is crucial for proper growth

They don’t require direct sunlight to grow. However, the presence of indirect sunlight stops the colonization process and continues into the fruiting phase.

Psilocybin Mushrooms supply their main source of nutrients from their surrounding environment.

Temperature needs differs for the different variety of mushrooms

A range of 60-90F is need for the fruiting body growth

Constant Fresh Air exchange is required for proper mushroom growth.

Takes 5-6 weeks to grow Psilocybin Mushrooms under these conditions

Levels

Level 1- “Happy Go Lucky”

0,8-1 gram(dried mushrooms) 10mg (psilocybin) similar effects as weed

- People feel friendlier, music sounds better

Level 2- “Beginners Paradise”

- 1-1.5 grams (dried mushrooms) 17.5mg (psilocybin)

Objects moving and coming to life

Increase in creativity with enhanced sensation

Level 3- “Classic Psychedelic Trips”

- 1.5-3 grams (dried mushrooms) 35mg (psilocybin)

Visual hallucinations

Distortion to measure the passage of time

- Takes this does with close friends in a safe place

Level 4- “Flying With the Stars”

- 3-4 grams (dried mushrooms) 50mg (psilocybin) - You are no longer in Kansas and almost certainly fully tripping

Strong hallucinations, floods of shapes

Contours and shapes wit blend together

No stopping the waves at level 4