the banning of mushrooms on the 18th

Discussion in 'General' started by Toberson, Jul 11, 2005.

  1. what you think bout them banning the sales of shrooms in the uk on the 18th, as far as i know this is going through.

    thats what the trippy woman in the hydro store said lol..

    stay high

    peace.
     
  2. were shrooms legal in the UK, or just fresh ones? i didn't even know this
     
  3. Directly from www.erowid.com:

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    Psilocybin and psilocin are both illegal to possess and sell in Britain. Fresh magic mushrooms were legal to possess and were sold in shops throughout the UK (2002-2004), yet current prosecutions of fresh mushroom vendors underway. A new law passed in April 2005 has banned fresh mushrooms, however this has not yet come into effect and is pending some additional government action. See U.K. Mushroom Law Timeline 2002+.

    * 2005, Apr 7: The British government has passed a new Drugs Bill expanding police powers and explicitly making fresh mushrooms illegal. Drugs Bill Receives Royal Assent, Drugs.gov.uk, Text of Drugs Bill.

    * 2005, Feb 19: U.K. government recently went ahead with prosecuting new cases against vendors of fresh mushrooms despite the previous court ruling that prosecution under the current law would be an "abuse of process" because the laws are too vague. The Guardian : Magic mushroom dealers face new test cases, Feb 19, 2005

    * 2004, December 18: Bill proposed to outlaw all psilocybin mushrooms, adding "fungus (of any kind) which contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin" to the Class A list in the Misuse of Drugs Act. The Independent and Draft of Bill.
    * 2004, Dec 15: Judge declares prosecution of fresh mushroom vendors unfair and an "abuse of process". Defense Lawyers MJ Reed Soliciters, The Guardian.
    * Trip Over? Coming crackdown against mushroom sellers in Britain, Dec 2004
    * Legal drug sale challenge planned, Oct 6 2004

    Dried magic mushrooms have a Class A drug status, which means that the prison sentence for possession and distribution could be similar to that of other Class A drugs such as L.S.D, Heroin, Cocaine & Crack, but even dried shrooms are not considered a police priority. It is uncommon for someone to be seriously prosecuted for simple possession, and 'accidentally dried' mushrooms have generally been overlooked.


    link: http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_law.shtml


    pz
     

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