Christian Rasmussen, owner of Minnesota Nice Ethnobotanicals, the largest Amanita muscaria retailer, wholesaler and importer, discussed the potential benefits and challenges of Amanita muscaria.

Christian highlighted its therapeutic and medicinal properties, particularly its effectiveness as a topical for nerve pain and its potential uses for mental issues such as anxiety, depression, OCD, and ADHD. Rasmussen also addressed challenges faced in the Amanita muscaria industry, including sales and distribution hurdles, difficulties in sourcing and testing, and concerns about product contamination.

He emphasized the need for further research and data to fully understand the compound's effects, and mentioned ongoing talks with universities to potentially conduct comprehensive studies.