mushrooms

4 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 28, 2022 by Sean Weisbrot · across every show →

Everything said about mushrooms, oldest first

Apr 28, 2022 bearish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
The US will not see widespread recreational use of psilocybin mushrooms
“Even though mushrooms are being decriminalized, I don't think there's going to be much recreational use in America.”
Sean Weisbrot Apr 28, 2022 ▶ 27:00 Psilocybin Breaks Neural Connections - Then Therapy Rewires Them
Apr 28, 2022 neutral
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Psilocybin mushrooms are actually easier to cultivate than cannabis plants
“Mushrooms are actually easier than cannabis to grow”
Dr. Linda Strauss Apr 28, 2022 ▶ 26:39 Psilocybin Breaks Neural Connections - Then Therapy Rewires Them
Apr 23, 2023
Disclosure
Weisbrot discloses he microdoses mushrooms but hasn't taken full trips
“Now, I have not taken a hallucinogenic trip, but I do microdose mushrooms, so I don't get that ego split.”
Sean Weisbrot Apr 23, 2023 ▶ 35:29 He Spent 3.5 Hours Telling Them Not to Hire Him
Jun 3, 2025 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Sean Weisbrot: Psilocybin acts as a serotonin inhibitor without antidepressant withdrawal symptoms
“Mushrooms are a natural serotonin uptake inhibitor. Just like these you know, these antidepressants, however, they don't have the awful withdrawal symptoms. You know, it doesn't take months to get off of. You can start it and stop it whenever you want. So it's…”
Sean Weisbrot Jun 3, 2025 ▶ 4:39 One Turns the Lights On. The Other Walks You Toward Them.
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