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Mushie sales deemed illegal.
BillieTheBot
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The Home Office has ruled, or is about to rule, I cant be sure yet, that the sale of mushies whether fresh or not is illegal.
This follows on from the finding that the preperation of them for sale (putting them in a box and refrigorating them) makes them a "product" and therefore it falls under a different section of law.
This should mean that although mushie grow kits will continue to be legal the sale of fresh mushies will have to stop.
Of course this isnt exactly a surprise but, well a bit of a shame anyway.
I've got a link, I'll post it up in a bit.
This follows on from the finding that the preperation of them for sale (putting them in a box and refrigorating them) makes them a "product" and therefore it falls under a different section of law.
This should mean that although mushie grow kits will continue to be legal the sale of fresh mushies will have to stop.
Of course this isnt exactly a surprise but, well a bit of a shame anyway.
I've got a link, I'll post it up in a bit.
Beep boop. I'm a bot.
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Anyone selling them now is technically supplying class A drugs.
Grow kits wont be effected though because they dont contain the illegal drugs.
Also you may well find that some police forces just dont enforce it, thats also possible. But personally I think it will be gone totally soon, no-one is going to risk it.
Not that it will make a big impact though, you can buy a grow kit and get them for much cheaper anyway.
Yeah it's all psilocybin and psilocin mate. So I'm guessing they'll fall under the same law.
I can't say I'm surprised that it's happened but it will be a shame to see them go!
z0ma; you not going to reply to that pm?
Why are they illegal? Well perhaps the fact that these drugs came under the UN Convention on Narcotic Drugs, we could NOT make these legal even if we wanted too. International law always goes above national law.
There is also the issue that the majority of voters dont want 'hard' drugs to be legally available.
It really makes no odds how shit the reasons are, voting is the only way that we have a voice and the voters have decided, for now at least, that this isnt good.
The two drugs in mushrooms have been class A for ages now, its really only been a legal loophole that has allowed this. Even without this ruling people could have been busted anyway because it could have been argued that they were preparing them for consumption.
Drugs dont always have to be illegal, there are serious moves towards the liberalisation of the drug laws within the UK. ACPO (senior police officers) are in favor of greater relaxation but the public dont want it yet.
Lets face it, most drug users dont exactly make the case stronger do they. Go to any club and what do most people do, take as much of anything they can get their hands on.
The actions of each and every drug user reflect on all of us, untill we can get our act together there will never be real reform.
I always thought half the point of doing drugs was getting you act untogether.
I like 'out my face'.
i knew the day would come but not this quick.
i`ve looked on various websites and they are still being sold, for how long fuck knows.
J; They are not making the mushroom illegal, having a fresh mushroom will still be legal. However preparing them for consumption will continue to be legal.
By putting them in a box, keeping them refridgerated and selling them makes them a 'product'. You cant really argue with that.
Whether the law is moral, or ethical makes no odds really.
How do we change voters minds? Hmm, a good question.
I would say just getting most under 25's to vote would be a good start. The status quo will continue until we get off our arses and vote.
The Lib Dem's may not be pushing for all out legalisation but they have promised an independant look into the drug law. Its a start.
By saying drug users actions reflect on all the other drug users I am suggesting that bad stories will always get into the news, good ones wont.
Same with football, most fans are fine, its the fighters who tar the rest of the nice ones.
"Teen dies in drug shocker" will always eclipse "Man has good time on MDMA"
See what I mean?
The law is laid down by elected members of parliment, so therefore as we elect them they should be doing the will of the majority of people. In this way the law should reflect the majority opinion. This is also somewhat negated by un-elected judges. But thats a seperate issue.
However, how it does work is slightly different. Newspapers, politicians and other powerful people play on the masses stupidity and irrational fears. This in turns creates problems which only those politicians can solve. Therefore keeping them in a job. Simple really.
I might also point out that there is no such thing as a harmless drug and the fact that it is 'natural' has little to do with it.
I am not very happy that they're being made illegal. I was going to get some in town on Saturday, and they said we had to be 18. Which I'm not..I'm 15..so I thought I could wait a year or two (I'm almost 16) and could have bought them, but now they're being made illegal.
I guess I do find it easier to get hold of illegal drugs than legal ones though...but still..
Will it be illegal to sell them still if they're fresh and havent been put in a box or refrigerated or anything? (sorry if someone's already said, I'm really tired)
However having said all this, it appears that the ruling in the link which I gave you is not the final word on this issue.
As far as I can gather from a few people I have spoken to about this, this is just the first stage. There is more mulling over which needs to take place.
So, in the short-term at least they remain available for sale.