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Written by Fred
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Monday, 26 May 2008 00:00 |
 Shrooms are proven to be harmless. Banning them is therefore useless and dangerous, stated Prof.dr. F.A. de Wolff, emeritus professor of clinical and forensic toxicology at Leiden, and Dr. E.J.M. Pennings, neurobiochemist and toxicologist. “This is a mayor measure for a product with such mild effects. Besides it is an unwise and dangerous decision, because the cultivation of and trade in shrooms will be criminalized. The demand for shrooms will remain, and so will the cultivation and trade. Because they are illegal by then, the market is no longer controllable. The prohibition of shrooms will not be charitable to public health.” Pennings and Wolff say in an NRC article, dated last april 2nd.
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Read more: Global research UN-experts: No reason to ban shrooms
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James Randerson discusses the use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD to treat ailments from depression to cluster headaches.
Requested by the Dutch Ministry of Health to get insight in the risks on Magic Mushrooms, the Coordination Centre for the Assessment and Monitoring of new drugs (CAM) has carried out a risk assessment on psychotropic mushrooms containing the active substances psilocin and psilocybin.
Based on an analysis of the report/overview of the Municipal medical and health service Amsterdam concerning the ambulance rides in 2007 the following can be deduced. During the press conference these numbers will be further analyzed and clarified by August de Loor, Drug Consultancy Agency ("Stichting Adviesbureau Drugs"), Amsterdam
A plea for a pragmatic policy and a comment on the most important argument of minister Klink for a ban on magic mushrooms.
Halve the number of places that sell magic mushrooms, introduce a respite of three days and certify the sales. Amsterdam should get one year to prove the effect of these measures, says the National Smartshop Association (VLOS).
Oblige magic mushrooms diplomas, smartshops and drug researchers say.
