Observant Marketplace Changes readers have surely detected the recent emergence of a few local trends: Yemeni coffeehouses, chicken chains, and mushroom shops.
Mush Love, which opened in October, is the fifth business we’ve noted this year offering dried mushrooms and various preparations for use cases ranging from psychedelic exploration to alternatives to Big Pharma. They’re also available from delivery services and at other stores that have added such product lines since the city essentially decriminalized entheogenic plants and fungi in 2020.
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According to its press packet, Mush Love chose Ann Arbor “because the city embodies creativity, openness, progressive culture, and curiosity—the exact qualities that define modern mushroom wellness.”
Their wording is carefully chosen: products are “always presented with clear information and ethical guidance. Mush Love does not make medical claims and does not position mushrooms as a replacement for professional healthcare.”
Given that psilocybin prohibition is still on the state and federal books, that care extends to privacy protection. Mush Love declined interview requests, identifying as a mission-driven collective that “prefers to remain a unified voice rather than putting attention on individual owners or founders.”
Mush Love, 2007 S. State. (734) 215–7450. Mon.–Thurs. noon–8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 11 a.m.–8 p.m., Sun. noon–6 p.m. mushlovemi.com
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