First Shroom Cultivation License in New Zealand Granted to Māori Group hightimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hightimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The granting of a licence to cultivate indigenous fungi containing psilocybin, the active compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, is the first of its kind in New Zealand and a major milestone in a Māori health science collaboration led by Rangiwaho Marae, based south of Gisborne.
Cyclone Gabrielle highlighted the need for better regulations on forestry, after woody debris was washed into waterways and caused widespread damage and flooding.