How Japan's priciest shiitake mushrooms fuel the $740 million global shiitake industry

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Japan is one of the leading producers of shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms are notoriously difficult to cultivate on a commercial scale — especially when using the 1,000-year-old Japanese technique of growing them on logs.

I'm a CEO who microdoses magic mushrooms as part of my morning routine. It helps me feel more productive and empathetic.

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Portland magic mushroom dispensary Shroom House is now 'permanently closed' following December police raid

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The stores manager and owner both face 40 felony charges regarding the illicit business that received positive reviews on Google despite being illegally operated.

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To survive nuclear apocalypse, you may have to eat nothing but mushrooms, rats, and insects

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Raphael Manet checks the growth of oyster mushrooms at the "Bunker Comestible," (the "edible bunker") in Strasbourg, France.

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