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Wingman4l7
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Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought
#7975880 - 02/03/08 11:06 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought
Reuters Life! Published: Saturday, February 02, 2008
AMSTERDAM (Reuters Life!) -- Dutch retailers of hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms promised tighter self-regulation on Friday to forestall moves to ban the fungi after a recent mushroom-related death.
A majority of the Dutch parliament are said to be in favour of a total ban after a teenage French girl died jumping from a bridge in 2007 whilst under the influence of the mushrooms. Health Minister Ab Klink is due to debate the ban next week.
"The problem of magic mushrooms actually centres on young foreign tourists who are determined to experience everything Amsterdam has to offer," the Dutch association of Smart Shops (VLOS) said in a statement.
"This usually means mixing mushrooms with alcohol and other substances," it added.
While dried magic mushrooms are illegal in the Netherlands, fresh mushrooms can be bought openly. Posters in Smart Shops outline the effects the mushrooms have and whether users are more likely to feel chatty or exhilarated, for example.
The VLOS said any ban on magic mushrooms would only increase their use, and noted that while sales of mushrooms rose by 20 per cent last year, the number of accidents experienced by users had risen only by a fraction.
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lovingtickels
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: Wingman4l7]
#7976161 - 02/04/08 12:21 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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i heard about this guy, that drank alcohol. i don't have to tell what happened, it was horrible. and they blame the shrooms
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Floop
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: lovingtickels]
#7976345 - 02/04/08 01:51 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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lovingtickels said: i heard about this guy, that drank alcohol. i don't have to tell what happened, it was horrible. and they blame the shrooms
There have been a dozen or so horror stories about shrooms in the Dutch media the last 10 months or so. Pretty much all of them were debunked shortly after they were published but the damage was already done of course
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civil twilight

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#7976557 - 02/04/08 04:59 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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kidaihuan
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: civil twilight]
#7976582 - 02/04/08 05:21 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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civil twilight said: not to mention there's a movie coming out, i shit you not, its called SHROOMS, these kids go on a camping trip, eat shrooms, and then it turns into the blair witch project "We shouldn't have eaten those shrooms" lol
Already out.
It's fucked up, but I doubt anyone would take it realistically. Plus it wasn't the normal shrooms they took, they accidentally took some evil ones - not magic mushrooms.
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Bridgeburner
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: kidaihuan]
#7976784 - 02/04/08 08:02 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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kidaihuan said:
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civil twilight said: not to mention there's a movie coming out, i shit you not, its called SHROOMS, these kids go on a camping trip, eat shrooms, and then it turns into the blair witch project "We shouldn't have eaten those shrooms" lol
Already out.
It's fucked up, but I doubt anyone would take it realistically. Plus it wasn't the normal shrooms they took, they accidentally took some evil ones - not magic mushrooms.
if a dumb kid gets frightened enough not to try mushrooms after THAT movie then it's a huge plus, because if you're dumb enough to believe that movie then you definitely shouldn't venture into the mushroom land.
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highdroponics
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7977396 - 02/04/08 11:34 AM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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jeez one person dies and millions suffer the consequence, yeah real smart there dutchies. does america need to remind you of how far the drug war has come and how much your economy is going to fall without your tourist attractions?
either way, never blame a drug for something YOU did, that girl was just straight up stupid, reminds me of a damned beached whale, fuck it, it was probably the retarded whale of the heard and the weak must die for the strong to flourish, just the way nature intended.
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DragonChaser
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: highdroponics]
#7977474 - 02/04/08 12:06 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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The girl was also mentally ill. She was depressed and had considered suicide in the past- but no, the mushrooms made her do it. I've had horror ridden, anxiety filled trips and I didn't jump off a building. So have millions of other people. This girl was just an idiot.
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pokermush
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: DragonChaser]
#7977558 - 02/04/08 12:43 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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The retailers should all put together a course on how to safely use shrooms, what to do / not to do, etc. 1 or 2 hours should be plenty. Once someone completes the course, give them a certification card. The retailers can then require the certification before selling shrooms to anyone. That should eliminate most of the problems and keep everyone happy.
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doitagain
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: kidaihuan]
#7977596 - 02/04/08 12:58 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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kidaihuan said:
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civil twilight said: not to mention there's a movie coming out, i shit you not, its called SHROOMS, these kids go on a camping trip, eat shrooms, and then it turns into the blair witch project "We shouldn't have eaten those shrooms" lol
Already out.
It's fucked up, but I doubt anyone would take it realistically. Plus it wasn't the normal shrooms they took, they accidentally took some evil ones - not magic mushrooms.
Correct, all the scary shit happens cause one of them ate the "Death's Head Mushroom," the movie is on bittorrent, it sucks.
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Cactusdan
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: doitagain]
#7978194 - 02/04/08 03:53 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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I had the idea that they could have like a decent sized hotel room/garden that was tripper safe that way they could be somewhat under surveilance and trouble free, I like the course option too though
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PoisonedV
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Re: Magic mushroom sellers urge sober second thought [Re: doitagain]
#7978650 - 02/04/08 05:10 PM (15 years, 11 months ago) |
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doitagain said:
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kidaihuan said:
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civil twilight said: not to mention there's a movie coming out, i shit you not, its called SHROOMS, these kids go on a camping trip, eat shrooms, and then it turns into the blair witch project "We shouldn't have eaten those shrooms" lol
Already out.
It's fucked up, but I doubt anyone would take it realistically. Plus it wasn't the normal shrooms they took, they accidentally took some evil ones - not magic mushrooms.
Correct, all the scary shit happens cause one of them ate the "Death's Head Mushroom," the movie is on bittorrent, it sucks.
ARE YOU KIDDING? It is like the 'Tell your children' of mushrooms!
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