Overview

• Researchers analyzed 12 products—11 gummies and one chocolate—purchased at convenience stores, gas stations, and smoke shops in Portland.
• Seven items contained undeclared active ingredients, including caffeine, kava extract, and hemp/cannabis extract with THC.
• Two gummies contained psilocin without other mushroom compounds, leading researchers to conclude the psilocin was likely synthetic.
• Two products included novel synthetic psychedelics, mipracetin and 4-hydroxy-diethyltryptamine, whose effects in humans are unknown.
• The Oregon State University–led team, working with a state-certified lab and an instrument manufacturer, published in JAMA Network Open and called for stronger detection methods as CDC data linked 2024 emergencies to such edibles.