Jedi Mind Fuck is an early-2000s Psilocybe cubensis strain with two competing origin stories and, since 2025, a place in the first FDA-cleared U.S. trial of whole mushrooms. History, appearance and spores.
Golden Teacher is a 1980s strain of Psilocybe cubensis, usually said to come from Florida, and the reference strain for microscopy. Its real history, what it looks like, and what its spores look like at 400×.
A spore syringe is sterile water with mushroom spores suspended in it, used to put spores on a microscope slide. What's inside, sizes (10 cc filled to 12), isolated vs multispore, and how it compares to prints and liquid culture.
Stored in the refrigerator, a spore syringe stays good for microscopy for up to 90 days. Never freeze one. How to store a syringe and how to tell if it has gone bad.
No. Idaho Code § 37-2705 lists spores and mycelium in Schedule I. Possession is a misdemeanor, delivery a felony. The strictest spore law in the country, explained.
No. Georgia lists psilocybin-producing mushroom spores as a 'dangerous drug' (O.C.G.A. § 16-13-71); possession and sale are a misdemeanor. The statutes, the penalty, and what it means.
Yes. Texas lists psilocybin and psilocin in Penalty Group 2 and never mentions spores. What Chapter 481 says, the paraphernalia rule, and what it means for buying spores in Texas.
California doesn't list spores as a controlled substance, but HSC §§ 11390–11392 criminalize cultivating them with intent and selling or importing them to facilitate it. Here's what that means.
No. Since July 1, 2025, Florida Statutes § 500.75 makes selling, shipping or giving away mushroom spores a first-degree misdemeanor. What the law says, what it doesn't, and what it means for Floridians.
Mushroom spores are legal in 46 states. Four restrict them: California, Florida, Georgia and Idaho. Every state's law, checked September 2026.
