You will find vendor after vendor spreading nonsense for a sale, but not here. It's a scientific impossibility, unless you are literally sterilising your spores dead. Spore syringes can only ever be clean, the mushrooms are grown in cleanroom labs but even those cleanroom labs have microbes getting through the HEPA filters. Let's not even get to when you add a human into a cleanroom (hint, we are incredible at spreading microbes).

To get an idea of the attention to detail which kept us UK No. 1 year-after-year until our hiatus from the scene in 2023:

After syringes are filled with spore solution, they are immediately passed over to a second person who screws on sterile syringe caps, all whilst sitting in front of the flow hood. The capped spore syringes are then quickly sealed in a ziplock bag.

Once we finish filling and capping the spore syringes, we clean the stainless steel workspace. Then, one by one, we take each spore syringe and pack it into a laminar-foil, light-blocking bag. We never use paper labels inside the lab because dirty, sticky labels don't mix well with latex-gloved hands. This means the syringe itself will never be labelled, keeping it clean. When the time comes to remove it from the bag, you won't cross-contaminate your workspace by handling a syringe with a dirty exterior.

Labelling is performed on the foil bag after we exit the the laminar flow hood. We do not use paper labels; our labels are made of polypropylene. This allows you to safely wipe the foil bag with isopropyl alcohol before taking it into your SAB. Our entire production process for spore syringes is carefully thought out and designed for the customer's benefit, not our own.

No. The spores of most Psilocybe cubensis strains are visually identical, with only a few exceptions like PE and sometimes Red Boy. The defining characteristics are in the genetic code, which are only expressed in a mature mushroom. That's why you are purchasing authentic genetics for research purposes.

Each spore is a unique genetic individual, not a clone. For instance, if it were legal to cultivate, spores from the same syringe could produce mushrooms with varied traits. When it comes down to it, the only way to guarantee identical traits is through cloning from live tissue, which would be illegal in the UK.

For a couple of years, a cool, dark place is sufficient (like a drawer).

First, ensure your microscope slide and workspace are clean using the provided alcohol wipe. Break off the clear tamper-evident cap and use its built-in tool to unscrew the red syringe cap. Next, tightly attach the needle to the syringe and shake it vigorously to distribute the spores. Then, dispense a small amount onto your slide and place a cover slip over it. Finally, when you are finished, flame sterilise the needle until red hot and carefully re-attach the plastic cover.

Yes. In the United Kingdom, it is completely legal to purchase, sell, and possess Psilocybe cubensis spores because they do not contain psilocybin. They are sold for the explicit purpose of microscopy, taxonomy, and genetic preservation. It is, however, illegal to use these spores to cultivate mushrooms. So, we sell these for research purposes only and insist that all customers respect local laws.

While their genetics give rise to different mushroom forms, all strains still share this classification:

• Kingdom: Fungi
• Division: Basidiomycota
• Class: Agaricomycetes
• Order: Agaricales
• Family: Hymenogastraceae
• Genus: Psilocybe
• Species: P. cubensis