Magic mushrooms are mushrooms that contain psilocybin. Psilocybin is a psychedelic drug with effects that are similar to an LSD. Magic mushrooms were used by the Native Americans for religious rituals. Mushrooms are either eaten raw, mixed with food, or brewed into a tea. They can be eaten fresh or dried for later purposes. Starting with a small amount before deciding to take more can prevent having too strong of a trip, and minimize the chance of being poisoned from the wrong type of mushroom Starting with a small amount before deciding to take more can prevent having too strong of a trip, and minimize the chance of being poisoned from the wrong type of mushroom. Low doses o mushrooms can produce a feeling of relaxation, similar to marijuana. The biggest danger with magic mushrooms is misidentification. Some mushrooms are poisonous and cause stomach pains, vomiting, diarrhea and even death.

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Marijuana is commonly known a weed, herb, ganja, grass, pot, dope, root, mary jane and blunt. A dry, shredded green/brown mix of flowers, stems, seeds, and leaves of the hemp plant. Weed is usually smoked as a cigarette (joint), or in a pipe (bong). It also is smoked in blunts, which are cigars that have been emptied of tobacco and refilled with marijuana. Weed can also be made into pot butter, or put in brownies or cookies and also brewed as tea. As a more concentrated, resinous form it is called hash and as a sticky black liquid, hash oil. Marijuana can be grown inside(hydro) or outside(outdoor.)

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