Hillbilly mushrooms are a cultivated variety of magic mushrooms—a variation of the Psilocybe cubensis fungus. P. cubensis is the most common species of magic mushrooms, known for its unfussy growing habits and fun, gentle trips. Like with many magic mushroom varieties, interest in the stout-stemmed Hillbilly has waxed and waned over the past two decades—although it enjoyed a distinct moment in the limelight after winning the Hyphae Cup microdose category in Spring 2022. Hyphae Labs, which runs the Hyphae Cup, operates in Oakland, where psilocybin mushrooms are decriminalized.

Mazatec communities in Mexico have used psilocybin mushrooms for time immemorial. Psychoactive mushroom cultivation began in the West in the 1980s, over two decades after Mazatec Wise One María Sabina first gave psilocybin mushrooms to amateur mycologist R. Gordon Wasson, as she was instructed to by a town authority. In Mazatec tradition, the mushrooms are used to heal the sick.

HOW TO DOSE MAGIC MUSHROOMS:

Recreational dosing, the dose is really up to you. There are some folks that love going on long spiritual journeys where they take 3-10g. For a fun time at a social gathering you can get away with 0.5-1g.