Amanita muscaria mushrooms have significant pharmacological properties. They contain muscimol, which is psychotropic, and ibotenic acid, which is not psychotropic. However, both compounds are toxic and can be fatal at high doses.
Despite this, none of them feature in the 1970 Controlled Substance Act in the United States or similar laws in other countries. A recent American Journal of Preventive Medicine study discussed the legal status, safety, and availability of Amanita muscaria, to motivate the case for its improved regulation. Study: Need for a Public Health Response to the Unregulated Sales of Amanita muscaria Mushrooms .
Image Credit: ON-Photography Germany/Shutterstock.com Amanita muscaria can be widely found in multiple continents within the Northern Hemisphere. Their use in Siberia by the old-world shamans predates crossing the Bering Straits into North America.
Post this, the new world shamans preferred the use of Psilocybe spp . Mushrooms and the use of Amanita muscaria waned off. Online access to Amanita muscaria and muscimol products is a relatively new phenomenon.
The muscimol products include dessert-flavored vapes, candy-flavored gummies, and pre-rolls blended with muscimol and hemp flower. The online demand seems to be growing, as evidenced by the rise in the number of online advertisements. For example, between 2022 and 2023, the number of Amanita muscaria Google searches rose by 114%.
As mentioned above, muscimol, ibotenic acid, and muscarine contained in .
