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[UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics
#13319864 - 10/11/10 09:16 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics October 11, 2010 - thisisnorthdevon.co.uk
Torquay - The owner of a shop selling "legal highs" has been fined £700 by magistrates for possession of Class A drugs.
Paris Newton, 39, of Thurlow Road, Torquay, pleaded guilty to possession of the hallucinogenic drugs DMT and mescaline on August 14.
Newton, who owns the town's Mushroom Head Shop, was also charged with possession of the class B drug mephedrone, which was recently classed as an illegal substance, and possession of cannabis.
He pleaded guilty to both charges, but there was no separate penalty for the second offence. He was ordered to pay £100 costs.
Prosecutor Philip Sewell said police acting on information from another force about "legal highs" went to Newton's shop in Braddons Hill Road and recovered a number of drugs, including cannabis.
In interview with police, Newton said the cannabis was for his personal use. He told police he was not aware DMT was illegal, and the recently banned mephedrone had been removed from sale and was the residue of what had been held.
Solicitor Philip Miles said his client was adamant everything for sale in the shop was legal. Newton said the other items found were either mislaid or lost.
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Re: [UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics [Re: veggie]
#13320004 - 10/11/10 10:07 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Possession of cacti and possession of MHRB
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Possession of Mescaline and DMT?
But still, he had mephedrone (bad move) and cannabis in his head shop (the artcile make it feels that way, but maybe police gotten the right to search his home after his shop)...
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Re: [UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics [Re: Simplepowa]
#13320037 - 10/11/10 10:15 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Must of been extracted unless he just confessed for no reason 
MHRB and cacti are completely legal.
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Re: [UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics [Re: nice1]
#13320408 - 10/11/10 11:59 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Damn, wish I lived there. Buying DMT in a shop sounds pretty good to me. £700 costs? That's it?
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Re: [UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics [Re: egodeathflux]
#13321377 - 10/11/10 03:12 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Yeah, from what I know about UK drug law this guy is getting off VERY easy.
"Dude, I totally lost that shit when it was still legal! WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?!" Best excuse ever.
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Re: [UK] Shop owner fined for possessing hallucinogenics [Re: Sophistic Radiance]
#13321516 - 10/11/10 03:42 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Quote:
Tchan909 said: Yeah, from what I know about UK drug law this guy is getting off VERY easy.
"Dude, I totally lost that shit when it was still legal! WHERE DID YOU FIND IT?!" Best excuse ever.
The best part is it's probably true. Only users lose drugs.
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