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It takes more than a syringe to grow mushrooms. It takes equipment, time, effort, and knowledge -- things most people don't have and don't want. This is the s

It takes more than a syringe to grow mushrooms. It takes equipment, time, effort, and knowledge -- things most people don't have and don't want. This is the same reason most cannabis users don't grow their own supply, though it's supposedly "easy". Also the same reason most people go to grocery stores instead of growing their own food, and go to liquor stores instead of brewing their own beer. Most people want to offload the growing to others, and prefer the ease and convenience of buying premade and prepackaged goods. The huge variety of preparations and (in an ideal world) quality of commercial products is unlikely to be equaled by amateurs who dabble in growing on the weekend either. Also, advertising and packaging is going to draw people to commercial products. They might not technically "need" these, and maybe with enough time and effort the average person might be able to grow their own, but most certainly don't want that. They want a quick and convenient, commercially made and packaged product.

anm89 5y ago
A pan with a lid, some rice and some Mason jars, a plastic tote and one bag of substrate. Really not all that much. The fact that it can all be bought for 50-100 bucks says it all. And these simple teks require watching a few you tube video and maybe some trial and error. We are talking about minimal commitment in terms of time and money. I get why we need big pharma but mushrooms grow out of the ground ready to consume. We need big pharma for psychsdrlids as much as We need big pharma to grow bananas and zucchini
- pmoriarty 5y ago
  Most people won't even buy a pot of basil to grow on their window sill that requires nothing but watering every now and then. They'd rather buy their basil from the grocery store. Same with pretty much all the other "simple to grow" plants. No way are most people going to invest all that money and watch hours of videos and then spend a lot of time, trial and error, probably more time to engage with the community to find out if they're doing it right or if the growth they're seeing is normal or contaminated, etc... it's just way too much trouble for most people. Sure, some enthusiasts will do it anyway (just like some people like to brew their own beer) but they will always be in the minority. One thing I could see happening is non-profit coops developing, with some interested people growing and then distributing their crop to non-growers for free or minimal cost... at least if the regulations that spring up around this allow them to do that. Even then, though, they will be in the minority.. just like food coops that do this sort of thing are in the minority now, even without all the regulation that will doubtlessly surround psychedelics.
  - anm89 5y ago
    Fine, pay someone at a gardening store to grow it. My point is that no value is added through all of the medicalization .

anm89 5y ago

A pan with a lid, some rice and some Mason jars, a plastic tote and one bag of substrate. Really not all that much. The fact that it can all be bought for 50-100 bucks says it all. And these simple teks require watching a few you tube video and maybe some trial and error. We are talking about minimal commitment in terms of time and money. I get why we need big pharma but mushrooms grow out of the ground ready to consume. We need big pharma for psychsdrlids as much as We need big pharma to grow bananas and zucchini

pmoriarty 5y ago
Most people won't even buy a pot of basil to grow on their window sill that requires nothing but watering every now and then. They'd rather buy their basil from the grocery store. Same with pretty much all the other "simple to grow" plants. No way are most people going to invest all that money and watch hours of videos and then spend a lot of time, trial and error, probably more time to engage with the community to find out if they're doing it right or if the growth they're seeing is normal or contaminated, etc... it's just way too much trouble for most people. Sure, some enthusiasts will do it anyway (just like some people like to brew their own beer) but they will always be in the minority. One thing I could see happening is non-profit coops developing, with some interested people growing and then distributing their crop to non-growers for free or minimal cost... at least if the regulations that spring up around this allow them to do that. Even then, though, they will be in the minority.. just like food coops that do this sort of thing are in the minority now, even without all the regulation that will doubtlessly surround psychedelics.
- anm89 5y ago
  Fine, pay someone at a gardening store to grow it. My point is that no value is added through all of the medicalization .