Federal health officials are investigating a possible death and dozens of illnesses tied to recalled microdosing candies sold online and at vape shops.

At least 48 people in 24 states said they got sick after eating Diamond Shruumz-brand products, including chocolate bars, cones and gummies, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.

One death is “potentially associated” with the outbreak and 27 people have been hospitalized, the agency said. People who fell ill reported severe symptoms like seizures, agitation, abnormal heart rates and loss of consciousness. The latest illness was reported Monday, FDA officials said.

Prophet Premium Blends LLC, of Santa Ana, California, recalled all of its Diamond Shruumz products late last month because they contain muscimol, a psychoactive chemical found in potentially toxic Amanita mushrooms that may be tied to the illnesses.

The products are marketed for microdosing, which means taking very small doses of a psychedelic drug to achieve supposed benefits while minimizing negative side effects.

  • @eltrain123
    2•3 days ago

    I’m not sure if you want to encourage or discourage, but you can find labs where you can legally purchase mushrooms spores, then other sites where you can buy grow bags that take the majority of the effort and chance of failure out of the equation. It’s legal and not a hard thing to find. If you grow them for ingestion… that’s illegal. If you grow them for research and educational value… that’s not illegal, so they can sell to the public.

    I’ve grown for personal use your free and on for years. Pick up a couple stringers of spores and a few grow bags and you can control the process. It’s not 100% efficient, so expect 1 out of 3 bags to work, more or less, on the first attempt…

    But you should be able to put together an attempt for 50-60$, and it’s a learning experience, if nothing else.

    I would suggest everyone tries a reasonable amount of Sharon’s at one point or another in their lives. It’s not quite an out-of-body experience, but it lets you look at your own life through another lens to see what really resonate with you and your desires on how you live.

    • Flying Squid
      0•3 days ago

      I’d love to discourage him from using these legal but dangerous gummies and use the illegal, but essentially safe, shrooms, but like I said, he never listens to me.