MMS Webinar “Teonanácatl” by Paul Kroeger

Join Manitoba Mushroom Society at 7:00 pm Central Time on 2026 December 12 for a webinar by Paul Kroeger about “Teonanácatl. Psilocybin-containing ‘Magic Mushrooms’: History and modern use in British Columbia”.

This presentation provides a brief introduction to the Magic Mushrooms, discussing their ancient use, rediscovery in Mexico in the mid-twentieth century, and their early discovery and role in BC’s counter-culture and that legacy in the present day. I reflect upon their mixed impact on modern society, why they became prohibited and how they may yet become valued medicines.

Paul Kroeger (Bio)

Paul Kroeger has studied mushrooms for over fifty years and is a founding member of the Vancouver Mycological Society (VMS). Paul served as President of VMS for a few years, and is currently President of The Pacific Northwest Key Council.  He is a major contributor to the mycological herbarium collections in the Beaty Biodiversity Museum at UBC and also contributed significant collections to DAOM Herbarium in Ottawa and DAVFP Herbarium in Victoria. He is a regular consultant for the British Columbia Drug and Poison Information Centre, and various other agencies concerned with mushroom poisonings and fungi in human and animal health. He coauthored, with Bryce Kendrick, Oluna Ceska and Christine Roberts, “The Outer Spores: Mushrooms of Haida Gwaii” published in 2012 based on a five-year study.