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by axoltl 690 days ago
These are likely for muscimol gummies as opposed to psylocybin gummies. Despite having psychoactive components muscimol containing mushrooms (Amanita Muscaria, etc.) are legal, as is muscimol itself.
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A recent brand of gummies was found to have 4-ACO-DMT in them, which is a prodrug of psilocin. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/diamond-shruumz-cand...
> Perhaps the most plausible possible cause identified so far is yet another compound identified by Diamond Shruumz itself.

> In its recall notice, the company reported that third-party lab testing of some of its candies identified higher than normal amounts of muscimol, a psychoactive compound found in hallucinogenic Amanita mushrooms, including the iconic toadstool A. muscaria.

> These mushrooms contain a combination of muscimol and the related ibotenic acid, both of which resemble neurotransmitters.

> Together, they could cause the symptoms seen in the cases so far, including seizures, central nervous system depression (loss of consciousness, confusion, sleepiness), agitation, abnormal heart rates, hyper/hypotension, nausea, and vomiting.

And in pharmaceutical manufacturing, diluting things is definitely a science. Gotta worry about demixing, adsorption, absorption, granulations, cracking or creaming of emulsions (if present), caking... lots of fun when you need to make something consistent at low concentrations.

>found to have 4-ACO-DMT in them

that's a legal and unscheduled substance.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O-Acetylpsilocin

From that link, regarding legality in the US:

> it would be considered akin to a Schedule I Controlled Substance under the Federal Analogue Act if sold for human consumption.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Analogue_Act

You won't find any of them are conspicuously sold for human consumption, it's easier to stamp "not for human consumption" on the packaging.
The link I initially posted was about 4-aco-dmt being found in gummies and chocolate — types of candy. It came in packaging with recommended dosing on it.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/diamond-shruumz-cand...

The brand’s website has dosing suggestions as well https://diamondshruumz.com/

>You won't find any of them are conspicuously sold for human consumption, it's easier to stamp "not for human consumption" on the packaging.

That's not the get out jail free defense that idiots think that it is. Gummies aren't made and packaged and distributed for any other purpose than human consumption, judges aren't stupid.