You can get an amazing visual trip on magic mushrooms or magic truffles through Dutch-Smart for just over ten euros. Visitors to a secluded beach in the small fishing village of Treasure Beach in Jamaica pay a little more for their psychedelic journey. For as much as $10,000—about €9,000—you can go there for a genuine hallucinogenic adventure—something that a huge number of Americans seem to be taking advantage of.
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Psilocybin retreats
Because while we in the Netherlands can simply buy our magic truffles at a smart shop, that’s not the case for many people in the rest of the world. In the United States, with the exception of a few states, psilocybin isn’t even allowed to be used outside of clinical research. These so-called psilocybin retreats in places like Jamaica give interested future psychonauts the chance to experience it anyway.
Studies on magic mushrooms and magic truffles are revealing more and more about the potential applications of both. It is primarily the active ingredient psilocybin that is sparking the interest of scientists around the world. This growing interest in the substance has not only led to a sharp increase in its sales worldwide but also to the emergence of retreats all over the world where interested individuals can take the substance in the safest possible setting. This is happening, for example, in Jamaica, where magic mushrooms are legal, but also in countries like Mexico, where such substances are often used in indigenous contexts.
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$10,000—including a massage
“Every ‘trip’ or session in which psilocybin is administered to retreat participants takes place in a group setting, with 12 to 15 participants and five to seven facilitators,” says Eric Osborne, founder of MycoMeditations in Jamaica. It was in 2013 that he brought his first group to the country, two years before he officially started the company. The company now offers retreats lasting a few days, as well as a full week, during which visitors participate in multiple psilocybin trips. And such a trip can cost up to about $10,000. “That covers the psilocybin, as well as food, a massage, a hotel stay, and an integration session where participants learn how to apply their psilocybin experiences to their everyday lives.”
The man explains in an interview that he began illegally growing and consuming magic mushrooms in 2011 and that, once he felt he had mastered it, he invited friends to trip while he acted as a so-called “facilitator.” In 2015, he was arrested on charges of growing magic mushrooms on his farm in Indiana. Five years later, in 2016, Osborne began hosting full-time retreats in Treasure Beach, Jamaica. He is a strong advocate for the use of magic mushrooms and magic truffles, and is convinced that psilocybin can be suitable for almost everyone on this planet.
And us? We, of course, completely agree...
