Meet The Entrepreneurs Bringing Hallucinogenic Treats To A Smoke Shop-Or Mailbox-Near You

Magic mushroom edibles made with Amanita muscaria are on the rise thanks to a legal gray area. Meet the entrepreneurs bringing hallucinogenic treats to a smoke shop-or mailbox-near you.
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[@vsznry]

Theres no website or info on the brand or parent company (if separate). I can't find anyone on Linked In. Pretty badly produced video.

[@marcholman291]

ah god... nothing beats the real thing... and if you can get it in a smoke shop or at the gas station its not the damn real thing.

[@EcomCarl]

It's intriguing to see how Polka Dot is navigating the complexities of the emerging market for psychedelic edibles. 🍄 However, ensuring safety and legality should always be top priorities in such ventures to protect both consumers and the business itself.

[@MatthewBone-xj3ki]

Symptoms of a large dose 40 gram, not able to leave the house for seven weeks, getting banned from the local shop

[@pheresy1367]

Also, being part of raiding parties attacking Saxon villages.

[@trevorowens7387]

They’re psychoactive but not hallucinogenic. Not the same kind of shrooms lol

[@jasonsousa4522]

The problem are kids eating the entire bag. Same risk with Kratom, mixed with alcohol and you can die yet sold in all gas stations in Washington

[@illimattic]

Very interested in this!!!

[@chasexchaos9392]

Don’t be… if you find some and try them… and you have a trip like mushrooms… it’s because they have psilocybin in them. Amanita Muscaria (Fly Agaric) mushrooms have a totally different feeling that very few people enjoy. I used to enjoy it when I was a teen but I got about 20-30 others to try it and ALL of them HATED it. You will black out if you take too much. There’s no way to really measure when you buy random gummies. It is many magnitudes more toxic than psilocybin mushrooms. It takes MORE psilocybin than THC to overdose lol.

[@illimattic]

@@chasexchaos9392 I would only take one gummy and I wouldn't abuse it, bro. I don't even like MJ.

[@pheresy1367]

Yeah, Polka Dots is getting a FORBES BUMP.

[@pheresy1367]

@@illimattic There is a secret to processing the Amanita properly. It is good medicine when done right. An "adept" shared some with me at a festival, and had a great time with it. I don't know about PD though... I'm headed to my local "smoke shop" right now.

[@innerlocus]

Now, I want to see some polka dots. 🤣

[@DanDukeBox]

@forbes Very irresponsible having a picture of a fresh Aminta Muscaria - it’s a very toxic mushroom (unless bone dry), point being don’t thumbnail something poisonous with the word Hallucinogenic (technically correct but not in the way you think) in your title! Some of us know better but I’d argue that many don’t, so try be a bit wiser.

[@sunnohh]

Literally aren’t even close to psychedelic

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