The Psilocybin Industry: A Conversation with Ron Shore

Mushroom Revival Podcast

Where is psilocybin headed? Recent societal vindication of psilocybin and other psychedelic therapies are paving a prominent future for these substances, especially in psychiatric therapy. But how do we navigate this resurgence for the better? What conversations should be had, what questions should be asked, and who should we trust?
These are big questions that will evolve with the industry. Today we welcome Ron Shore, who has spent years studying clinical applications for psychedelic therapy and collecting related data to initiate conversations around these important elements. Ron is a PhD candidate at Queens University who has spent years in the public health world. Ron offers a needed perspective on the growing economy of psilocybin and other entheogens.

Topics Covered:

• Combining neuroscientific and traditional ceremonial settings for psychedelic healing spaces
• Revisiting psychedelic science with new understandings in neuroscience & psychiatry
• The importance of maintaining and respecting all cultural elements without cultural appropriation
• The economy of psilocybin — what is it like now? How will it progress and what should we be aware of as the industry grows to ensure we uphold cultural and economic equality?
• Attempts to patent natural psychedelic substances such as ayahuasca
• Behind the scenes of psychedelic clinical trials and how we can improve by being more inclusive
• Obtaining funding for psychedelic research
• Steps that industry leaders and influencers can take to be in their highest integrity while doing this work
• Resources and thoughts on educating ourselves on the psychedelic history
• Psilocybin and associated alkaloids of psilocybe mushrooms
• The current state of scientific literature on synthetic or ‘pure’ psilocybin compared to the natural biomass of psilocybe mushrooms
• Animal studies with psilocybin
• How psychedelics influence your brain physiologically
• How consciousness is a ‘fruiting body’, and therefore, a mushroom ;)

Show Notes:

• Dimensions healing :https://dimensionshealing.com/
• Ron Shore’s website: https://www.ronshore.ca/
• Chacruna Institute for Psychedelic Plant Medicines: https://chacruna.net
• Francoise Bourzat: https://francoisebourzat.com/
• Michael Pollan's books: https://michaelpollan.com/books/
• Landmark study on neurogenesis: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2021.06.008
  • More articles: https://news.yale.edu/2021/07/05/psychedelic-spurs-growth-neural-connections-lost-depression
  • https://neurosciencenews.com/depression-dendrites-psilocybin-18856/
• Robin Carhart-Harris’s publications on psilocybin & other psychedelics: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7_MD_w0AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

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