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Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation

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Related(?):

Several hospitalised after consuming Uncle Frog mushroom gummies, sparking public health warning and national recall (Australia)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06-27/uncle-frog-mushroom-g...

    Patients reported a concerning list of symptoms including persistent vomiting, seizure-like activity and involuntary movement as well as disturbing hallucinations, anxiety, loss of consciousness and a racing pulse.

There’s also a trend of selling Amanita mushroom products in the US, which are generally considered more toxic than psychedelic (and thus the legality). From what I can tell, there are mild psychoactive effects and toxicity kicks in long before any real trip.

I’ve been waiting for deaths from that when someone thinks they’re the same as psilocybin and they just need to take more to get the effects.

It's not in the official title, but leaving out that the candy is “Shruumz Premium Microdosing Chocolate” makes the title clickbait: we're not talking about anything available in a candy aisle.

They sell them less than three feet from it at the register in the gas station next to my house. They even have “mushroom” cotton candy.

Their website has a recall notice on it now: https://diamondshruumz.com/

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