Amsterdam to ban the sale of 'Magic Mushrooms'

April 29, 2008 8:00am CST
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/world/international-dutch-magicmushrooms.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Just a few quick facts from the link above; The cabinet believes that because mushrooms can have an hallucinogenic effect they can lead to life threatening behaviour. The majority of mushroom related incidents involve young foreigners, not used to using drugs, mixing mushrooms, alcohol and cannabis. The growth in sale of mushrooms is greater than the growth in 'dangerous' incidents. So, what are your feelings on this? Is it just Amsterdam kowtowing to pressure from the rest of Europe (and America)? Are mushrooms dangerous (55 incidents in 2004, 128 in 2006)? Should the Dutch try to rid themselves of their "anything goes" reputation? Oh, for anyone interested, this is a wonderful site for news on drugs, alcohol and tobacco; http://historyofalcoholanddrugs.typepad.com/alcohol_and_drugs_history/
2 responses
applesmasher
@applesmasher (188)
• United States
24 Mar 10
no shrooms ar compleetly harmless if not used by stupid people they can bring about life changing experiences and not to mention their delicious aswell but anyways shrooms are one of my favorate foods and allways will be ^_^
matt_smith86
@matt_smith86 (44)
• United States
26 May 09
I have been to Amsterdam and it can be an intense experience. I feel that a few foreigners that don't know how to control themselves have now ruined it for those that can. I went to Amsterdam 5 years ago and then went back a few months ago and its quite a different place. I think they are being pressured to clean up there act. There were way less coffeeshops. Its sad that such a different place has to be harassed by other countries that don't understand that these things happen and if you make them legal then they can be monitored and even used to boost the economy.