How do i tell if mushrooms are good?

Question

is there any way/methods to tell if mushrooms picked from the ground (not cow pies) have psychedelic effects.(IM NOT HERE TO LISTEN TO ALL YOU DRUG BASHERS SO IF YOU DONT HAVE ANYTHING USEFULL TO SAY THEN DO NOT SAY IT!!!)

Answer 1

"There is NO way to identify a mushroom based solely on a photo or even a written description. Identifying mushrooms is a complex process and it's easy to make mistakes. There are many varieties of both edible and psychoactive mushrooms which have poisonous look-alikes. Even an expert can be fooled by the outward appearance of these deadly look-alikes.

Unless you can either explore with a mycologist or knowledgeable and seasoned mushroom hunter, or take the time to learn the careful process of mushroom identification yourself through reading books and preferably joining a mycological society...we would strongly recommend not eating mushrooms you pick yourself.

Learning to identify mushrooms isn't difficult in and of itself, but it takes training. Because the down-side of eating a poisonous mushroom is so great...one needs to be extraordinarily careful."

-Erowid.com

what better source than the erowid vault?

Answer 2

Unless you're an expert, NO.

Many mushrooms are quite poisonous. Unless you absolutely know what you're doing, don't eat any.