KINGSTON, Jamaica and LOS ANGELES, May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kaya Group (“Kaya” or “the Company”) (OTC:NUGL), the first medicinal Ganja herb house in the Caribbean and holistic, wellness-focused ecosystem, announced today its Kaya Extracts subsidiary plans to expand its product offerings in Jamaica’s legal psilocybin market by introducing two new SKUs of Psychedelic Mushroom Chocolate. Kaya will sell its Psychedelic Mushroom Chocolate in a flat bar that contains 1000mg of psilocybin per bar that can be broken into four equal-sized pieces containing 250mg of psilocybin per square. Each square can be divided into smaller, fractional pieces for a scheduled psilocybin microdose routine. Kaya’s Psychedelic Mushroom Chocolate bar will consist of individually wrapped Jamaican-sourced, handmade dark, and white chocolate.
Psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain mushrooms, has gained increasing attention for its potential to treat various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, and addiction. According to a recent article in Psychology today, psychedelic mushroom chocolate was first used by the Aztecs in a practice called “cacahua-xochitl,” which translates as “chocolate-mushrooms.” The chemicals in chocolate may enhance the actions of psilocybin on the brain, as the tyramine and PEA in chocolate slow the metabolism of psilocybin, creating a positive association between microdosing and reduced severity of symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Microdosing usually involves successive self-administration within a limited time period of low doses that do not impair normal functioning.
While mushrooms containing the psychoactive compound psilocybin remain illegal in most parts of Europe and the United States, Jamaica’s government has never outlawed the hallucinogenic fungus. The move has been hailed as a major step forward for the global psychedelic movement and could have significant implications for the future of mental health treatment.
Psilocybin in Jamaica has been driven in part by the country’s longstanding tradition of using natural plant medicines in spiritual and religious practices. Psilocybin mushrooms, also known …
