How is Psilocybin extracted from Mushrooms?
The legalization of Cannabis in Canada is leading to the decriminalization of other prohibited plants and drugs. Magic mushrooms, which has been found to be of high medicinal value, have been decriminalized in a few states, including California, Oakland, Colorado, and Denver, and they are completely legalized in Oregon. As the legalization spreads, there have been many attempts to isolate and extract the active component of magic mushrooms. This compound called Psilocybin is the psychoactive component present in mushrooms, and it is the “magic” component of the mushroom. Extraction of Psilocybin from Mushrooms Currently, various extraction methods are available, including...
How to Become a Commercial Pot Company Marketing Director
The cannabis industry is now experiencing explosive growth with no end in sight. In fact, the US market is expected to double to $41.5 billion by the year 2025. With the meteoric climb in the industry, many companies are searching for expert marketing directors to help them become more operationally efficient as they expand their business enterprises. Marketing directors have the responsibility of teaming up with vertical business vendors that are in charge of production and processing. This way, they can help cannabis companies boost their productivity, ensure quality control, and cut sales costs. No doubt, it’s a Goldrush out...
What You Need to Know About Recreational Marijuana Laws
As of today, the use of recreational marijuana in Canada is legal. The Cannabis Act has been passed since June 2018, and this makes Canada the second country to legalize the use of marijuana, following Uruguay. Despite the legalization of marijuana in Canada, you still need to understand that each of the 13 provinces have their individual set of rules, including where marijuana would be consumed and sold. Hence, you’ll need to do a little homework to know how to transverse Canada’s brand new cannabis culture. What exactly are the rules? You can possess up to 30 grams of marijuana...
Psychedelic Legalization in Canada
The consumption of psychedelic mushrooms to people with depression and other mental illness have been allowed in a few countries, including Canada. The active ingredient, psilocybin, contained in psychedelic mushrooms, is illegal to possess and sell in Canada, but it is allowed and approved for research purposes. Health Canada has recently expanded access to psilocybin-containing mushrooms to dozens of terminally ill or mental patients. This followed the petitions of healthcare professionals who wanted to better understand the therapy. Now, the drive towards allowing the large-scale use of psychedelics such as magic mushrooms is gaining huge momentum. Several research exploring the...
Psychedelic Drugs Boom in Psychiatry
There has been a massive interest in psychedelics drugs for mental and psychological illnesses. Investment in research on these drugs is beginning to boom. Humanity’s connection to psychedelics for medicinal and recreational use dates back to thousands of years. Western medicine only modified its potential to support psychotherapy in the 1960s, particularly psilocybin and LSD, which are the active ingredients in magic mushrooms. But the rise of the hippy counterculture saw psilocybin becoming a popular drug for recreational use. This led them to become politicized and stigmatized in the 1970s. In fact, they were declared Schedule 1 drugs in the...