Tea, chocolate and coffee, but make it mushrooms.
In July 2023, Jamar “Cash” West opened Mush Room. The Mush Room acts as a boutique store of sorts. West offers mushroom products as well as grow kits.
West, who also owns CBD Chattanooga Bud Dispensary, didn’t grow up loving mushrooms. In fact, he said he used to pick them out of his mom’s spaghetti when he was a kid. But he told me over the phone that he credits a “mushroom epiphany” as having sparked the idea for the business.
West is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to mushrooms. He cited several varietals and their corresponding health benefits:
— Lion’s mane is good for memory (and also makes a fabulous vegetarian crab cake).