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GratefulDread
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Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law???
#1349307 - 03/04/03 07:59 AM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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I have been searching government websites and looking for laws concerning the cultivation of Psilocybe Cubensis in Canada but I have thusfar found nothing. Psilocybin and psilocin and any salt derived thereof are illegal but nothing is said about mushrooms containing them. The way i read it is that if cultivating mushrooms is illegal anyone growing phallaris grass on their property is guilty of cultivating DMT and anyone growing morning glories on their land is guilty of cultivating LSD. Since a cultivator is merely growing a natural plant and he/she is not processing or refining the plant for use isn't it logical that he/she is doing nothing illegal at all? Not that I grow mushrooms or anything like that but I do have friends who know of people who have friends that grow. I was just wondering if anyone on this forum has been charged with cultivation of mushrooms in Canada or has any knowlege of a law dealing directly with said cultivation.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1349921 - 03/04/03 11:25 AM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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Show some mushrooms to an RCMP officer and see what happens.
Or, look at this link:
http://laws.justice.gc.ca/en/C-38.8/text.html
4. (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II or III.
(i) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, and SCHEDULE III
11. Psilocin (3--[2--(dimethylamino)ethyl]--4--hydroxyindole) and any salt thereof 12. Psilocybin (3--[2--(dimethylamino)ethyl] --4--phosphoryloxyindole) and any salt thereof FYI: with a lenient judge you will get a $30 fine, 6 months probation, 30 hours community service, and a "temporary" criminal record.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: pattern]
#1350068 - 03/04/03 12:29 PM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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Canabis is tottally covered:
(Sections 2, 3, 4 to 7, 10, 29, 55 and 60)
1. Cannabis, its preparations, derivatives and similar synthetic preparations, including:
(1) Cannabis resin
(2) Cannabis (marihuana)
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Poppies are covered:
(Sections 2 to 7, 29, 55 and 60)
1. Opium Poppy (Papaver somniferum), its preparations, derivatives, alkaloids and salts, including:
(1) Opium
(2) Codeine (methylmorphine)
(3) Morphine (7,8--didehydro--4,5--epoxy--17--methylmorphinan--3,6--diol)
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But mushrooms are neither mentioned or implied only the drugs which can be extracted from the mushrooms. So unless you are extracting the alkaloids i see no law on the books covering them
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1350089 - 03/04/03 12:38 PM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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But mushrooms are neither mentioned or implied only the drugs which can be extracted from the mushrooms. So unless you are extracting the alkaloids i see no law on the books covering them
Hey if you can find a technicality then that would be great. However I know from painful personal experience that mushrooms are illegal in Canada.
Here is some more relevant info, emphasis added:
2. ... (2) For the purposes of this Act,
(a) a reference to a controlled substance includes a reference to any substance that contains a controlled substance; and
(b) a reference to a controlled substance includes a reference to
(i) all synthetic and natural forms of the substance, and
(ii) any thing that contains or has on it a controlled substance and that is used or intended or designed for use ... 4. (1) Except as authorized under the regulations, no person shall possess a substance included in Schedule I, II or III. ... 5. (1) No person shall traffic in a substance included in Schedule I, II, III or IV or in any substance represented or held out by that person to be such a substance. ... (6) For the purposes of subsection (4) and Schedule VII, the amount of the substance means the entire amount of any mixture or substance, or the whole of any plant, that contains a detectable amount of the substance. ... (8) For the purposes of subsection (5) and Schedule VIII, the amount of the substance means the entire amount of any mixture or substance, or the whole of any plant, that contains a detectable amount of the substance.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: pattern]
#1350098 - 03/04/03 12:41 PM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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So basically people with Phalaris grass or morning glory's growing on their property can be charged with possesion?
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1350103 - 03/04/03 12:44 PM (21 years, 29 days ago) |
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> So basically people with Phalaris grass or morning glory's growing on their > property can be charged with possesion?
Probably.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1352320 - 03/05/03 10:09 AM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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They may be specifically exempted somewhere else in the law.
But yeah, you probably could be arrested for them. It's one of those things they just don't care about.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1352329 - 03/05/03 10:13 AM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: Anonymous]
#1352369 - 03/05/03 10:31 AM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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a sophisticated racking system.
Uh-oh..... sounds bad....
Police also seized 75 large jars containing mushroom spores, which were to be used to start another crop.
Whole jars of spores?!
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The mushrooms they discovered are worth an estimated $300,000..
That is ALOT of mushrooms!!
News articles piss me off! I don't think you'd get charged for only having a small terrarium or two....
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: trendal]
#1352475 - 03/05/03 11:24 AM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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> But yeah, you probably could be arrested for them. > It's one of those things they just don't care about.
Exactly. A drug possession charge in Canada is sorta like getting a big speeding ticket. Its not the end of the world. So many people have a record now that its pointless (600,000+ for marijuana). I think if you are a Canadian, its your responsibility to get a criminal record for drugs. If we all get one, then the laws will become meaningless.
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: GratefulDread]
#1352621 - 03/05/03 12:24 PM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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Thanks for the clarification, guys! I was wondering the same thing for myself, but can't undertstand the legal jargon enough to go wading into the CC of C.
Quote:
2. ... (2) For the purposes of this Act,
(a) a reference to a controlled substance includes a reference to any substance that contains a controlled substance; and
(b) a reference to a controlled substance includes a reference to
(i) all synthetic and natural forms of the substance, and
(ii) any thing that contains or has on it a controlled substance and that is used or intended or designed for use ...
The part that interests me is the "any thing that contains or has on it a controlled substance and that is used, intended, or designed for use."
I think this is part of the law that seperates the farmer's field from the grow operation mentioned in the news article (300k! Wish I knew that guy's teks!). The farmer doesn't intend to eat his mushrooms, or intend to sell them to anyone else to use. Therefore, he would not be commiting any crime by having mushrooms growing on his cow crap. This would hold true for all controlled substances, like plarais grass, cacti, etc. if the law is interpreted the way I think it is...
So, you could pick mushrooms intended for printing, dissecting, decorations, insulating your home...but the moment you planned on eating even a teensy bite, you would become a criminal.
Then again, I don't think the cops/judge would take to kindly to your "But I use them to fill my mattresses!" story...lol. You'd also have a tough time convincing them that the little guys growing under your bed are for decoration as well...
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Re: Is There A Canadian Mushroom Law??? [Re: Chumbler]
#1352670 - 03/05/03 12:40 PM (21 years, 28 days ago) |
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The part that interests me is the "any thing that contains or has on it a controlled substance and that is used, intended, or designed for use."
I think this is part of the law that seperates the farmer's field from the grow operation mentioned in the news article
Good point. I wonder what a criminal lawyer would say about this.
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