I worked in substace misuse for 20 years as a methadone dispenser and care coordinator.
not once, in all those years, did i see anyone who had taken or were using magic mushrooms.
In July 2005, section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 amended Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act to explicitly include:
“fungus (of any kind) that contains the drug psilocin or an ester of psilocin.”
Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, both psilocybin and psilocin are classified as Class A controlled substances. The same as Heroin, crack and cocaine.
They used to be class B, the same as hash and weed.
This means that any mushroom or material containing either compound is also controlled.
Possession can result in up to 7 years in prison, an unlimited fine, or both.
Supply, production, or cultivation can carry a maximum sentence of life imprisonment.
Even small-scale, non-commercial cultivation technically counts as “production” under the Act.
Even if you pick them from a field you will still feel the full force of: I AM THE LAW! piglets.
reify•2w ago
I worked in substace misuse for 20 years as a methadone dispenser and care coordinator.
not once, in all those years, did i see anyone who had taken or were using magic mushrooms.
In July 2005, section 21 of the Drugs Act 2005 amended Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Act to explicitly include:
“fungus (of any kind) that contains the drug psilocin or an ester of psilocin.”
Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, both psilocybin and psilocin are classified as Class A controlled substances. The same as Heroin, crack and cocaine.
They used to be class B, the same as hash and weed.
This means that any mushroom or material containing either compound is also controlled.
Even if you pick them from a field you will still feel the full force of: I AM THE LAW! piglets.