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Anarleaf
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Dutch ban Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
#9329538 - 11/28/08 10:10 PM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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Here's the link to the article: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE4AR32R20081128?rpc=64
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will ban the sale and cultivation of all hallucinogenic "magic" mushrooms from next week, the latest target of a country seeking to shed its "anything goes" image.
The Dutch government proposed the ban in April, citing the dangerous behavioral effects of magic mushrooms following the death of a French teenager who jumped from an Amsterdam bridge in 2007 after consuming the hallucinogenic fungus. "The use of magic mushrooms has hallucinogenic effects. It is proven that this can lead to unpredictable and therefore risky behavior," the Dutch Health Ministry said in a statement.
A challenge to the ban was rejected by a court in the Hague on Friday. From December 1 the production or sale of fresh magic mushrooms could lead to a maximum jail sentence of four years, a spokesman for the Dutch Justice Ministry said on Friday.
"We are targeting the growers and the shops who are selling the mushrooms," the spokesman said.
The active ingredient in magic mushrooms is psilocybin. Effects last up to about six hours and can include nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness and drowsiness in the early stages after consumption.
The psychological consequences of psilocybin use include hallucinations and an inability to discern fantasy from reality. Panic reactions and psychosis also may occur, particularly if a user ingests a large dose, according to the U.S. Justice Dept's National Drug Intelligence Center.
Some proponents of magic mushrooms say that their use aids in spiritual awareness, gaining personal insight and meditation.
Selling dried magic mushrooms is already illegal in the Netherlands and carries a maximum jail sentence of eight years, the justice ministry spokesman said, but from next week a new ban will apply to fresh mushrooms which have been previously sold in so-called "smart shops."
Edited by Anarleaf (11/28/08 10:11 PM)
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The_Red_Crayon
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Re: Dutch ban Hallucinogenic Mushrooms [Re: Anarleaf]
#9330289 - 11/29/08 01:28 AM (15 years, 2 months ago) |
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What does this have to do with any politics? Wrong forum man.
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Re: Dutch ban Hallucinogenic Mushrooms [Re: Anarleaf]
#9394937 - 12/08/08 08:06 PM (15 years, 1 month ago) |
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I think it has a lot to do with it.
One person fucks up and look what they do.
I think they will be unsuccesful about the other things they impose every year as wanting to do.
When they see the tyranny this causes, they may repeal this.
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