Magic mushrooms are perhaps one of the most widely available and used recreational drugs that are available on the internet. They are extremely potent even to experienced drug users. This article will give an overview of magic mushrooms and delve deep into the subject of their use and acquirement.

What are they ?
Magic Mushrooms, also known as ‘shrooms’ for short are particular species of mushrooms that contain psychoactive chemicals such as psilocybin. When ingested these chemicals give the user a recreational hallucination, i.e a buzz. They were very popular in the United States during the sixties along with other strong hallucinogens such as LSD.

How to use them
Magic mushrooms usually come in the form of dried mushroom stalks and heads. These are powdered using a mortal and pestle and then ingested. The amount ingested material is usually between 1 gram for beginners and 2 grams for more experienced drug users. They can be eaten with a piece of bread or sprinkled over an egg omelette. The action of the psychoactive psilocybin usually takes an hour to peak, after which it reaches a plateau for four to six hours and takes another hour to subside. Nyacin can be taken to control the effects if they are overbearing, nyacin can be found in pill form as vitamin B complex pills or a drink of dissolved sugar can be taken. There is no danger of overdose whatsoever, if a large amount of magic mushroom is ingested the worst it can result in is a sick stomach sensation. There are alternative ways to use them such as rolling with tobacco and smoking but this produces only a temporary buzz sensation and does not compare to the full blown effect produced by eating them.

Types of Magic Mushrooms
NOt all shrooms are the same, there are many different types that produce varied effects on the user. Mexican cubensis is the common type of mushroom used because of its common availability and low price. Other types include tampanesis which produces a more pleasant effect than mexican cubensis and Hawaiian which has the strongest high out of all the shrooms but also the highest price.

How to get them and Legality
The usual source of magic mushrooms is from the dutch shaman shops in the netherlands. However recent developments require further discussion on this issue. First of all fully grown shrooms cannot be purchased by people living in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany and other major countries. This is because these countries have an embargo related to the shaman shops that provide fully grown and ready to eat mushrooms. Secondly another development by the Dutch courts has litigated that dried mushrooms should not be exported to other countries so now the shaman shops can only provide fresh mushrooms for export which are quite bulky and attract unwanted attention. There is a way around both of these issues; Magic Mushroom grow kits can be purchased completely legally from the shaman shops that supply internationally, these grow kits consist of a small package that contains all the necessary equipment necessary to easily grow mushrooms in a discrete enviroment. This equipment has been designed to be extremely simple and easy to use with the major advantage that such equipment and mushroom spores can be purchased completely legally internationally. On the legality of posession of magic mushrooms the laws vary slightly from region to region, in the UK for example the posession of dried mushroom material is not an offence but powdered mushrooms on the other hand have been known to be confiscated from time to time.

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