How we check facts, name names and correct mistakes
Every fact on this site should trace to a public source you can open yourself. This page explains which sources we use, how pages are checked, who we name and who we don't, how AI tools are used and how we fix errors.
From our sister shop, My Mushroom Dispensary. Adults 21+ only.
What sources do we use?
Primary sources first: statutes and regulations, bill pages, court orders and opinions, agency rules and releases, police and prosecutor statements, council resolutions and minutes, the Federal Register, and peer-reviewed studies found through PubMed. We use news reports for dated events, and we check them against the primary record when one exists.
When a fact rests on a single secondary source, we say who reported it ("reported by ..."). When we can't confirm something, we leave it out. Every guide ends with a numbered source list, and each claim links to its source with a small number in the text.
How are facts checked?
A second checker who didn't write the page compares every number, date, name and quote with its source before the page is published. Numbers carry their denominator, their date and their source: "73 of 167 people hospitalized, per CDC's April 9, 2026 report," not "nearly half."
When sources disagree, we don't pick the convenient one. We report both with their dates, or say only what both support. The deaths in the 2024 mushroom-chocolate outbreak are an example: FDA counted three "potentially associated" deaths as of Oct 31, 2024, CDC's outbreak page and its April 9, 2026 report count two, and our page on that outbreak gives both.
Who do we name, and who don't we?
- No private individuals in criminal matters. We never name owners, staff, customers, defendants or victims, even when the news does.
- Officials by office. We write "the county prosecutor's office" or "the city council," not a person's name.
- Businesses only on the record. We name a business only when an official record names it or at least two news outlets do, and only as raided, charged, warned, closed or sued. We never describe a named storefront as open.
- No locating details. No street addresses, cross streets, hours, phone numbers, websites or social accounts for unlicensed sellers. City or neighborhood is as specific as we get.
What won't we publish?
Instructions for taking, making or finding psilocybin; amounts to take; prices or discounts; and ways around police or tests. Amounts that appear on the site are ones a clinical trial gave, a lab measured or police seized, and they're labeled that way. We don't publish reviews, ratings, testimonials or quotes from unnamed experts.
What do the dates mean?
Guides show a "Last checked" date: the day the desk last confirmed the page against its sources. These site pages show the date they were last updated. News posts show the date they were published, and register records carry the date of the event and the date of each source. Laws in this area change every legislative session, so check the date before relying on a page.
How do we correct mistakes?
If we get a fact wrong, we fix it and add a dated note at the end of the page saying what changed and why. We don't quietly rewrite a fact. Typos and broken links are fixed without a note. If a correction touches the register, the record is updated and the change is noted on it.
To report an error, email records@psychedelicmushroomdispensary.org with the page, what's wrong and a source that shows it. The contact page has more detail.
How do we use AI?
Pages are drafted and checked with AI tools against the cited sources. AI is never a source: every fact has to trace to a record, study or report that a reader can open. The illustrations are made with an AI image tool, and every one carries a caption that says so. When a mistake gets through, it's corrected under the policy above.
How do we handle links?
Most links on this site go to sources, and we link primary records wherever we can. The site is published by the people who run My Mushroom Dispensary, an online shop (see who owns this site). Some guides link to that shop, and each of those pages carries a disclosure saying who runs it. Buying psilocybin online or by mail is illegal under federal law and in every state, and those pages say so.
Every page also has a Products button near the top that goes to the shop's order page, with a line under it saying it's our sister shop. Apart from that button, news posts, the register, and the legal and safety pages carry no links to the shop. We take no payment for links, and we don't link to other sellers.