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A Closer Look At the Hericium Genus: Lion’s Mane Mushrooms And More

Lion’s Mane has garnered significant attention over the last few years, driven by growing awareness of its vast health benefits. Most people are interested in the most common species known as Lion’s Mane, Hericium erinaceus, but there hasn’t been as much interest in...

Maria Sabina, Mazatec Wisdom, and the Costs of Psychedelic Tourism

Maria Sabina is often remembered as one of the most influential figures in the psychedelic world, renowned for her role as a poet, and shaman, and as the woman who introduced magic mushrooms to Gordon Wasson, and thus, the Western world. Maria Sabina’s quotes...

Forage to Feast: Exploring the Biology and Culinary Magic of Morel Mushrooms

It’s a mild spring day, with the warm sun casting flecks of light on the forest floor. Deciduous tree branches tangle together overhead and close in around a grassy depression, likely the remnant of a past disruption or abandoned pathway. The mushroom forager...

How To Get Spores In Seattle

Nov 3, 2021 | Mushroom Strains, Mushrooms 101, Psychedelic Decrim

Looking to get psychedelic mushroom spores in Seattle, WA? Now that psilocybin containing mushrooms are decriminalized in Seattle, it is a perfect time to do your own research with magic mushroom spores. Here’s everything you need to know about how to acquire spores...

SEATTLE DECRIM 10/5/21

Oct 6, 2021 | Psychedelic Decrim, Psychedelic Research

In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the Seattle city council committed to decriminalizing possession and administration of entheogens and psilocybin mushrooms, a major change for psilocybin laws and policy. This allows non-commercial cultivators, facilitators, and end-users to...

Spores from InoculateTheWorld Illuminate the Evolution of Psilocybin

Sep 29, 2021 | Mushrooms 101, Mycology Research, Psychedelic Research, Research

InoculateTheWorld contributed spore samples to a recent study conducted by Medicinal Genomics that aimed to further the understanding of the genes associated with psilocybin production. By sequencing and comparing 81 spore samples from numerous psilocybin-producing...

Spores: A How to Guide

Jul 15, 2021 | Mushroom Strains, Mushrooms 101, Mycology Research, Research

Interested in working with magic mushroom spores? Here's a comprehensive guide on everything you need to know about spores; from how to store spores to how to view them under a microscope.What are spores?Spores are the tiny reproductive cells of the fungi kingdom that...

The Difference Between A Spore Print, Spore Syringe & Liquid Culture

May 17, 2021 | Mushroom Strains, Mushrooms 101, Mycology Research, Research

Spore Print vs Spore Swab vs Spore SyringeWhen working with mushroom spores and mycelium, there are many different ways in which they can be used and stored safely. In this brief article we go over the differences between three of these storage methods. Spore Print...

Flower mimic

Mar 3, 2021 | Mycology Research, Research

On a collection trip to Guyana in 2006, botanist Kenneth Wurdack was strolling along an airstrip at Kaieteur National Park when he noticed something unusual about the flowers on two species of yellow-eyed grasses. Unlike the species’ typical blooms, they were a more...

Epiphytes: the Inside Scoop

Mar 3, 2021 | Mycology Research, Research

Fungi are everywhere—they grow in the soil, in petri dishes, and if we’re not careful, on the fruit in the back of the fridge. But did you know it can grow inside plants too? Yes, really! Of course, there are fungal pathogens, which can parasitize a plant, sometimes...

Cali legalization

Mar 3, 2021 | Mushrooms 101, Psychedelic Decrim, Psychedelic Research

Possession of psychedelics such as Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, LSD and DMT would be legalized in California under a new Senate bill that was introduced on Wednesday. The legislation, filed by Sen. Scott Wiener (D) and three Assembly cosponsors, would additionally...