{"id":2292074,"date":"2024-07-10T15:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychedelic-mushroom-candies-linked-to-illnesses-in-27-states-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T19:49:52","slug":"psychedelic-mushroom-candies-linked-to-illnesses-in-27-states-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychedelic-mushroom-candies-linked-to-illnesses-in-27-states-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychedelic mushroom candies linked to illnesses in 27 states &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpsychedelic-mushroom-candies-linked-to-illnesses-in-27-states-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2292074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Food and Drug Administration \u2062has issued a recall of psychedelic mushroom\u200d candies\u2064 that have been linked to illnesses in 27 states. \u2063The candies, sold \u200dunder the brand Diamond Shruumz, \u2064have\u2064 caused \u206358 illnesses and hospitalizations of 30 individuals. The FDA\u200d is investigating a potential death related to the \u2064product. These candies,\u2064 which contain muscimol, a \u2063chemical found in certain mushrooms,\u2062 have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-finally-visits-east-palestine-1-year-after-train-derailment\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s Long-Awaited Visit to East Palestine After Train Derailment\">caused symptoms<\/a> such as vomiting,\u2063 nausea, abnormal \u2062heart \u200crates, seizures, and loss of consciousness. The candies\u2062 were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pfizer-finds-counterfeit-covid-19-vaccine-shots-abroad\/\" title=\"Report: Pfizer Finds Counterfeit COVID-19 Vaccine Shots Abroad\">sold online<\/a>\u2064 and at smoke\/vape shops in\u200b states across the country.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon 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<a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/emallon\/\">Elaine Mallon<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-10T15:05:14-04:00\">July 10, 2024 3:05 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1677839\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Food and Drug Administration<\/a> enacted a recall of psychedelic mushroom candies covered in chocolate or in the form of gummies and cones following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hospital\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hospitalization<\/a> of 30 people who ingested the product.<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Shruumz which offers a variety of flavors from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-a-cult-how-wealthy-santa-barbara-foreshadowed-the-fight-against-crackpot-curriculum\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is A Cult\u2019: How Wealthy Santa Barbara Foreshadowed The Fight Against Crackpot Curriculum\">fruit punch<\/a> to birthday cake have been linked to 58 illnesses across 27 states. <\/p>\n<p>The FDA is currently investigating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>death<\/a> potentially caused by the product. <\/p>\n<p>Those who have ingested either the \u201cMicro-\u201d and \u201cMega\/Extreme Dose\u201d versions of the product developed severe symptoms of vomiting, nausea, abnormal heart rates, seizures, and loss of consciousness.<\/p>\n<p>These products, which were manufactured by Prophet Premium Blends of Santa Ana, California, were found to contain muscimol, a chemical found in the genus Amanita.<\/p>\n<p>Consumers were able to purchase these products either online or at smoke\/vape shops that also sold hemp-derived products, such as CBD or delta-8 THC.<\/p>\n<p>The following states have been afflicted by illnesses caused by the candies: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Alabama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Alabama<\/a>, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.  <\/p>\n<p>The sale of Amanita mushrooms, known for their psychoactive and hallucinogenic effects, is legal in most states, with the exception of Louisiana.\u00a0However, different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-sheriffs-office-uses-gay-dating-apps-in-drug-investigation-charges-68-suspects\/\" title=\"Florida Sheriff&#039;s Office Uses Gay Dating Apps in Drug Investigation, Charges 68 Suspects\">psychedelic mushrooms<\/a>, like Psilocybin and psilocin, are illegal at the federal level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reports of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/400-plus-family-dollar-stores-close-in-six-states-after-rodent-infestation-discovered-recall-instituted\/\" title=\"400-Plus Family Dollar Stores Close In Six States After Rodent Infestation Discovered; Recall Instituted\">illness related<\/a> to the candy mushrooms were first reported on June 7. The FDA is calling on all consumers to throw away all Diamond Shruumz products or to mail them to the distributor for a refund.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Prophet Premium Blends for comment.<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1677839\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1677839\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The FDA has issued a recall of psychedelic mushroom candies in various forms, such as chocolate-covered or in gummy and cone shapes, after 30 people were hospitalized for ingesting the product. The candies, known as Diamond Shruumz, have been linked to 58 illnesses across 27 states, with one potential death being investigated. These products, manufactured by Prophet Premium Blends, contain muscimol, a chemical found in Amanita mushrooms. Consumers are advised to discard any Diamond Shruumz products or return them for a refund. The sale of Amanita mushrooms is legal in most states, except for Louisiana, while other types of psychedelic mushrooms are illegal at the federal level<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2292075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mushroom-candies.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34562,34563,34561],"class_list":["post-2292074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-candies","tag-illnesses","tag-psychedelic-mushrooms"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/mushroom-candies.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2292074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2292074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2292074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2292074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2292074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}