04/10/2026
From our friends at STAT:
Skip the shroom chocolate?
Diamond Shruumz, an online dealer of psychedelic edibles such as mushroom-containing chocolate, sold products in 2024 that were associated with the poisoning of 177 people, along with two deaths, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report published yesterday.
People who ate Diamond Shruumz chocolate bars were significantly more likely to have seizures, and to be hospitalized and intubated, the report found. The outbreak started in Arizona and spread nationwide before the products were recalled, though apparently some of the recalled products were still available at several smoke and v**e shops, the CDC said.
The numbers here are obviously alarming — and it’s not an isolated incident, either. These types of products rarely contain psychedelic mushrooms and vendors often don’t disclose the active ingredients.
So, uh, not to be a narc, but if you’re eating shroom chocolate, be careful who you get your goods from.
