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HOW TO PLAY
To participate in The Psychedelic Cup, growers must purchase a Psychedelic Cup Grower Ticket ($35), which grants them the opportunity to submit their mushrooms for evaluation and consideration in the competition. After that, each sample will be $40 paid at the time of submission to Altitude Consulting.
Up to five (5) official samples may be submitted by each Grower.
The Rules
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Growers must be 21+ to Enter
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Growers must purchase a Psychedelic Cup Grower Ticket to submit.
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Each Grower Ticket ($35) will come with an anonymous ID Code that must be submitted to the Lab with each Official Sample. This 4 or 5 Digit Code can be located on your Multipass tickets and website beginning August 14th.
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Official Samples must be received during the Submission Period from August 7th, 2023, until October 17th, 2023.
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All Official Samples must be hand-delivered to Altitude Consulting at 3262 S Platte River Dr, Englewood, CO 80110.
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Official Sample Results will NOT be released to the Growers until after the Awards Ceremony on November 2nd, 2023.
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There will be NO consumption-based judging and no consumption of cannabis or other substances permitted at Mile High Station.
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Growers will be permitted to submit five (5) Official Samples.
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Growers must pay the Official Sample Testing Fee ($40), per sample, up to a total possible testing cost of $200 for all five (5) samples, at the time of Submission.
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Each Official Sample Submission must be accompanied by an official Submission Chain of Custody form, provided by Altitude Consulting at the time of sample submission.
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Growers must select whether they will be considered for the Cubensis or Non-Cubensis categories. All submission photographs will be anonymously published for transparency.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
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Each sample must contain at least three (3) Grams of Fully Dried fruiting bodies Containing a Stem and Cap. For Blob Mutations, Provide Whole Clusters. Official Samples will be rejected if they are found to violate this rule. No ground material will be permitted.
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Altitude Consulting uses liquid chromatography to test the potency of the most common psychedelic substances. The 7-panel potency test covers the following compounds:
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Aeruginascin
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Baeocystin
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Norbaeocystin
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Norpsilocin
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Psilocin
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Psilocybin
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4-hydroxy-TMT (iodide)
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Each Official Sample Submission must be accompanied by an official Submission Chain of Custody form, provided by Altitude Consulting, which will request the following information about each sample submitted:
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Strain Name
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Species
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Genetic Producer (Company Name, if known)
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Innoculant (Spore/Liquid Culture/Other)
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Growing Method (All-in-One Bag/Monotub/Other)
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Grow Equipment Supplier (Company Name, if known)
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Grain or Colonizing Medium (popcorn, rye berries, etc.)
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Bulk Substrate Used (manure, coco, etc.)
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Nutrients Added (if any)
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Harvest Date
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Drying Method (Dehydration, freeze dry, etc.)
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Storage Method Prior to Sample Submission
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Samples submitted for testing will NOT be returned to submitters.
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Growers must select whether they will be considered for the Cubensis or Non-Cubensis categories. Only winning samples will have genetic testing performed, free of charge.
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All winning samples will have genetic testing performed (at no charge) to confirm species.
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Official Sample Results and photographs will be anonymously published on, or before, November 2nd, 2023.
AWARDS
All official sample submissions will be considered for the following award categories:
Highest
Psilocybin Content
Highest
Psilocin Content
Lowest Detectable
Psilocybin Content
Highest Overall
Alkaloid Content
(Non-Psilocin/Psilocybin Only)
Most Average
Psilocybin Content
Highest Overall Potency
(All Compounds)
All Official Non-Cubensis Submissions will be considered for the following Categories:
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Highest Psilocybin Content
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Lowest Detectable Psilocybin Content
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Most Average Psilocybin Content
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Highest Psilocin Content
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Highest Overall Alkaloid Content (Non-psilocin/psilocybin only
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Highest Overall Potency (All Compounds)
