Dear Interested Parties,
Tomorrow, Tuesday, December 31, we will begin accepting applications for Natural Medicine Business licenses, including Healing Centers, Cultivation, Testing Facilities, and Product Manufacturers, and applications for an Owner license or Natural Medicine Handler license…
— from the State of Colorado Department of Revenue
So, the Natural Medicine Business is now officially off and running.
This is not, however, “natural medicines” as we might have understood it previously. Humans have had access to “natural medicines” since the days of the cavemen, in the form of natural herbs, spices, and teas.
But we’re now going to have “decriminalized” access to psychedelic mushrooms, from Natural Medicine Handlers.
At least, we will have that access here in Colorado.
We’ve been able to handle our own mushrooms, of the psychedelic type, since Colorado voters approved “Natural Medicines” (always capitalized) in 2022. But no one could apply to sell the service of “handling” mushroom clients, until December 31.
From TripSitter.com
Colorado has an optimistic view on psychedelics and moved to decriminalize natural psychedelics for recreational use and legalized several for medical use in clinics and healing centers throughout the state…
For some reason, the term “Handlers” makes me think of the “handlers” of trained lions and tigers. But maybe that’s just me.
If you would like to become a “Handler”, you can find the application information on the Division of Natural Medicine website.
In the hopes of ensuring that Pagosa Springs doesn’t fall behind in the development of Healing Centers, Cultivation, Testing Facilities, and Product Manufacturers, our local weekly newspaper, the Pagosa Springs SUN, has begun providing links to what appear to be semi-Natural Medicine products.
I was honestly surprised to see our local newspaper suggest that buying magic mushrooms online could be more risky than meeting a dealer on the street.
Not that I am doubting them. But I myself haven’t seen any mushroom dealers on the streets here. At least, none that I recognized.
I’m pretty comfortable buying stuff online, when I can’t find it at Walmart or at one of our many second-hand stores here in Pagosa. (I generally get my screws and nails at Terry’s ACE Hardware.). You can get great deals on used books, online.
But I find that food products are often cheaper at City Market and Natural Grocers than at Amazon. These would be packaged, non-refrigerated food products. I would never buy fresh mushrooms from Amazon.
But it turns out that Magic Mushrooms can be bought online, in a less risky fashion that from a local dealer on the street. Which suggests to me that Magic Mushrooms come in a dried state? With the moisture removed… like with cannabis?
It appears that there are two types of “magic mushrooms”.
- Legal.
- Illegal.
I assume the illegal type on fungi — like psilocybin fungi — is the more effective type of “Fun Guy”. But apparently, the type of ‘shrooms’ advertised on the Pagosa Springs SUN website include ingredients that the government hasn’t yet gotten around to criminalizing.
From CannabisEquipmentNews.com:
Eighty Six Launches Fun Guy Amanita Mushroom Gummies
Each gummy contains 350mg of Amanita Muscaria, a federally legal medley of mushrooms that deliver a psychoactive experience.
Amanita mushrooms, otherwise known as the Amanita Muscaria, is an easily recognizable red mushroom dotted with white specs on its cap. The mushroom contains muscarine and ibotenic acid, both of which convert to muscimol when consumed directly or is decarboxylated into a finished product. The experience mimics the effects of a classic “magic mushrooms” trip.
Who would have guessed?
From the Pagosa Springs SUN ‘contributed content’
‘Amanita muscaria’ is a mushroom that, when prepared correctly, is capable of altering a person’s perception. However, it’s better when it’s combined with other psychoactive ingredients to make a truly powerful experience.
Psilocybin is illegal, and purchasing magic mushrooms online could land you in trouble with the law. There’s a higher risk of getting caught ordering shrooms online, especially in the United States and Europe, where drug legislation is tight.
Actually, the possession and use of psilocybin is decriminalized in Colorado. The voters made sure of that, in 2022. When Coloradans eat a mushroom, we want it to kick our asses.
But it’s still illegal to sell psilocybin. Which is sort of crazy. Like, what if beer was legal to drink, but you couldn’t sell it? We would all be drinking crappy home-made beer.
Most of us will never take the time to learn how to grow our own psilocybin. So if we want to ‘buy’ a dose of psilocybin, we have to pay a licensed professional and pretend it’s a ‘medical’ treatment for PTSD or depression or some kind of mental illness. (Lord knows, we all suffer from some type of mental illness. Speaking from personal experience.)
Or you can go for the Amanita Gummies, and tell yourself you’re actually getting high.
Any questions?
“As always, please reach out to us at [email protected] if you have any questions.”