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Written by jesse
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Tuesday, 01 December 2009 00:00 |
 The past few weeks a couple of misleading headlines were published allover the Dutch media. "Psychedelic truffles, which are being sold in smartshops since the ban on shrooms in 2008, are just as addictive and dangerous as magic mushrooms." That's what psychiater and drug-expert Don Linszen , from the Academic Medical Centrum of the University Amsterdam, said. He made his claim in a christian broadcasting show (Dit is de Dag - 'this is the day') on Radio1. The Dutch media copied the message and wrote that the truffles are just as dangerous as the magic shrooms which were made illegal last year. Actually mr Linszen is right: magic mushrooms are just as addictive as truffles, which is because they both have a 0% dependency. With this message, however, the suggestion was made that shrooms and truffles are indeed very addictive. As we all know, except for this so called drug expert, mushrooms (and truffles) are not addictive at all. Even the government’s own research in 2008 concluded they are not.
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Written by jesse
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Sunday, 14 June 2009 21:55 |
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Just a quick update after months of non activity in the mushroom world: Magic Mushrooms were banned, but Sclerotia and Mushroom Growkits are still legal.
Sclerotia have the same effect as Magic Mushrooms, but they are a bit milder. You can buy them in a smartshop.
With Magic Mushroom Growkits you can grow your own mushrooms at home. You can buy them in a smartshop.
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Written by jesse
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Tuesday, 14 April 2009 13:57 |
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The ban on magic mushrooms (since december 2008) is not injust, we have heard a few minutes ago.
That was the verdict in the courtcase of the Dutch Smartshop Organization (VLOS.nl) against the Dutch State.
We are waiting for the details of the verdict and will discuss whether to go into appeal to the higher courts. |
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Written by jesse
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Monday, 23 March 2009 00:00 |
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We hereby present you an update of the case (proofread by our lawyers):
In November 2008 the Dutch Smartshop association (www.VLOS.nl) started legal proceedings in order to have the mushroom banning order by the Dutch government declared invalid because of a number of legal shortcomings. VLOS also claimed damages on behalf of its members. VLOS lost the case and appealed.
read on for the summary of the courtcase:
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Written by jesse
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Thursday, 05 March 2009 00:00 |
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 We just came back from the Magic Mushroom appeal courtcase in Den Haag, this morning! The state's atturney really had a hard time; even his body language spoke for itself. Most of his arguments were wiped away! He kept using examples of 'shroom incidents' that had been already countered by our scientific data; and the the judge knows so. We hope the judge will have the courage to block the ministery's illegal ban on shooms!
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Written by Margreet de Heer
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 00:00 |
Comic writer Margreet de Heer tested and reported on the beloved Magic Mushrooms. Her drawn report appeared in the Dutch newspaper Trouw.nl on the 17th of february 2009.
On our request she translated this great infotainment comic to English, for the whole world to enjoy. We are very proud to hereby present "Through the Looking Glass". Thank you, Margreet!
-Jesse
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Written by jesse
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Friday, 13 February 2009 00:00 |
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 The urgent appeal courtcase of the National Smartshop Association (www.vlos.nl) against the government to stop the ban on shrooms will take place at 10:15 AM on the 5th of March 2009. The location will be the Palace of Justice in The Hague (Den Haag). Saveourshrooms translated the 33 page appeal document for you to know what's going on (see included .pdf):
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Written by jesse
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Tuesday, 10 February 2009 00:00 |
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 Mushrooms are banned at the moment. Today we found out that the old, familiar truffles (the philosopher's stones / Sclerotia) however, willnot be banned by the present Ministry of Health. Also the growkits that can grow shrooms remain legal. It has to do with the difficult position the Minister of Health is in: a few lawsuits of the Dutch Smartshop Association (www.vlos.nl, www.saveourshrooms.org), and the scientific reports that reported ‘in favour’ of the psilocybine containing mushroom products.
Minister Klink (Christian Party CDA) answered to the questions of the Parliament member Joldersma (CDA) on hallucinogenic truffles and grow kits (2080910170):
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