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Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms Beats Synthetic Psilocybin on Carbon

Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms Beats Synthetic Psilocybin on Carbon

Psilocybin mushrooms

What they found

Synthetic psilocybin has a higher carbon footprint than cultivating Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms.

Synthetic psilocybin has a higher carbon footprint than cultivating Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms.

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Field/ecology

Field/ecology

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

At a glance

Latin name

Psilocybe cubensis

Psilocybe cubensis

Compound

psilocybin

psilocybin

Published in

Journal of CO2 Utilization

Journal of CO2 Utilization

Covered in Shroom Scan

Section

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

PSILOCYBIN & LEGISLATION

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Greener Trips

Greener Trips

Producing psilocybin synthetically has a higher carbon footprint than growing Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, but mushroom cultivation still has room for improvement. Researchers call for better substrate sourcing, renewable energy use, and reduced plastic to make psychedelic production truly sustainable.

Producing psilocybin synthetically has a higher carbon footprint than growing Psilocybe cubensis mushrooms, but mushroom cultivation still has room for improvement. Researchers call for better substrate sourcing, renewable energy use, and reduced plastic to make psychedelic production truly sustainable.

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