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Diamond Shruumz candies, bars and jellies
It all started in early June 2024, when people started getting sick after eating a bar of Diamond Shruumz chocolate. Since then, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recorded 69 cases, resulting in 36 hospitalizations.
After illnesses related to microdosing of harmful substances, the products were withdrawn from the market, but banned candies, bars and jellies can still be purchased in many stores.
Microdosing is the practice of taking small doses of drugs, usually psychedelics like psilocybin, to improve creativity and mental health. Microdosing has become fashionable in Silicon Valley, even among CEOs, reports businessinsider.com.
Psychedelic mushroom alkaloid in sweets
Diamond Shruumz's website states that its products do not contain psilocybin or any other monitored drugs. However, tests conducted by the University of Virginia Health Toxicology Laboratory found the presence of psilocin in Sour Peach Apple and Rainbow gummies.
Psilocin is a “psychedelic mushroom alkaloid. Like the hallucinogenic psilocybin, found in certain types of mushrooms, it is a controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Food and Drug Administration testing of chocolate bars revealed other undeclared substances, such as psilacetin, sometimes called synthetic mushrooms.
Nootropics and a legal alternative to psilocybin
Michienzi's center tested gummies purchased from local tobacconists and gas stations that were advertised as natural nootropics supposedly helping improve cognitive function or as a legal alternative to psilocybin for psychedelic experiences, reports cbsnews.com.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report on microdosing linked to the consumption of hallucinogenic drugs in candy.
"People purchasing products advertised as psychedelic or nootropic mushroom gummies should be aware that the labels on the packaging may not accurately reflect the contents, and these products may contain substances that cause unexpected toxic effects," the report reads.
