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Caterpillar mushroom under climate threat Special

Of late, all is not well with the world’s most wanted caterpillars: the Cordyceps mushrooms, grown exclusively in the Himalayan region.

Digital Journal Report by Stella Paul - 7 comments

How magic mushrooms can improve your personality

Scientists have been working with an active ingredient that is found in magic mushrooms, hallucinogen psilocybin, and they found that psilocybin caused positive changes in peoples’ personalities.

In the Media by Owen Weldon - 11 comments

Police mistake shiitake mushrooms for illegal magic mushrooms

Walterboro - Drug trafficking charges have been dismissed against a South Carolina man after laboratory testing proved the 'magic mushrooms' police seized from the man's home were actually shiitake mushrooms.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 5 comments

Willie Nelson arrested for marijuana possession

Sierra Blanca - Country music legend Willie Nelson, 77, was arrested Friday morning in Sierra Blanca, Texas at a Border Patrol checkpoint for allegedly possessing six ounces of marijuana.

In the Media by Kim I. Hartman - 9 comments

Police bust mushroom grow-op in Saskatoon

A psilocybin (mushroom) grow operation was busted by the Saskatoon Integrated Drug Unit on Wednesday. Three individuals face a number of charges.

In the Media by KJ Mullins

Two turn mushrooms into insulation

Two students have created Greensulate, a strong, low-cost biomaterial that replaces the expensive, non-biodegradable plastics and styrofoam used in modern packaging and wall insulation.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 4 comments

Health Hazard Alert: Fresh Obsessions Brand Enoki Mushrooms

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the Fresh Obsessions brand Enoki Mushrooms because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 3 comments

Druggie Sweets Shop Busted In Berlin

A sweet shop in Berlin was offering their customers a lot more than standard issue sweets. Swirled into the chocolates and lollipops were magic mushrooms and marijuana.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 9 comments

Fumes from Mushroom Farm Kill Three

Three people were killed after they were overcome by fumes in a shed on the property of a mushroom farm: neighbours had complained about the smell from the farm on several occasions.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 2 comments

New Brunswick: Wet Weather Means Great Mushroom Season

The heavy rainfall this season throughout New Brunswick has resulted in a bumper mushroom crop but before you feast know what you eat.

In the Media by Bob Ewing - 5 comments

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Toxic New Year mushrooms kill two

Two people die after eating poisonous death cap mushrooms - similar to edible Chinese mushrooms - at a New Year's Eve party in Australia.

Deadly mushrooms cooked by chef

The death cap mushrooms that killed two people in Australia were prepared by a chef for his co-workers, health officials say.

Mushroom farm deaths avoidable, inquest told again

A second witness at a coroner's inquest into the deaths of three mushroom farm workers in Langley, B.C., has testified the deaths were preventable.

Mushroom farm coroner's jury urges training, inspections

A B.C. coroner's jury has made 15 recommendations following an inquest into the deaths of three workers at a Langley mushroom farm.

B.C. mushroom farm tragedy in hands of coroner's jury

A coroner's jury has been charged with sifting through a morass of contradictory and often damning testimony to try to determine what can be done differently to prevent another accident like the one that killed three B.C. mushroom farm workers in 2008.