Amsterdam Truffles/Stones

[davez]

Does anyone know what these actually are? I had a box of "cosmic connectors" I was wondering what they actually are and what the legality is outside of the netherlands.

 

[caseface99]

I got some "truffles" the other day that contained mushrooms and pot cooked into them. Tasted amazing one just one got me tripping pretty hard. Usually i get anxiety from mixing pot and mushrooms but none of that this time, probably because it was eaten rather than smoked. Apparently they only contain 1/4 of an eighth of mushrooms each but just one got me tripping pretty damn hard for about 5 hours.

So i don't know if these are exactly what you are referring to, because they were made by someone i met in San Francisco last week but they definitely aren't legal in the US.

 

[Blowmonkey]

It's either the sclerotia from psilocybe mexicana, psilocybe tampanensis or psilocybe atlantis. Most likely just the mexicana, cosmic connectors is just a silly marketing name smartshops give them.

Concerning legality of the sclerotia, you'd have to be more specific.

 

[davez]

Sorry for being less specific. These looks like nuts with a very unusual chemically taste. Like this

Are these legal in the uk?

And what exactly is sclerotia?

 

[Blowmonkey]

Use an imagehost for those pics, don't link from a webshop.

United Kingdom (U.K.) #
Psilocybin and psilocin are both illegal to possess and sell in Britain. As of July 18, 2005, fresh psilocybin mushrooms are now also controlled. See U.K. Mushroom Law Timeline 2002+. The law does not appear to cover spores, because the wording added to the Misuse of Drugs Act (Class A drugs) is: "Fungus (of any kind) which contains psilocin or an ester of psilocin." And no further wording is present in that section of the law regarding seeds or spores. However, the Home Office has published a FAQ that implies spores might be controlled: "Will it be illegal to supply grow kits? The law covers production so it applies to the sale and importation of kits." Frequently Asked Questions about Magic Mushrooms.


2005, Jul 18: Mushroom ban in U.K. began on July, 18, 2005 when the Home Office clarified that the accidental picking of psilocybin mushrooms or having them grow inadvertently on property would not be subject to the law. Fresh mushrooms are now considered a Class A drug under this new law.
2005, Apr 7: The British government has passed a new Drugs Bill expanding police powers and explicitly making fresh mushrooms illegal. Drugs Bill Receives Royal Assent, Drugs.gov.uk, Text of Drugs Bill.
2005, Feb 19: U.K. government recently went ahead with prosecuting new cases against vendors of fresh mushrooms despite the previous court ruling that prosecution under the current law would be an "abuse of process" because the laws are too vague. The Guardian : Magic mushroom dealers face new test cases, Feb 19, 2005
See British Mushroom Law Timeline 2002-2005
Dried magic mushrooms have a Class A drug status, which means that the prison sentence for possession and distribution could be similar to that of other Class A drugs such as L.S.D, Heroin, Cocaine & Crack, but even dried shrooms are not considered a police priority. It is uncommon for someone to be seriously prosecuted for simple possession, and 'accidentally dried' mushrooms have generally been overlooked.

http://www.erowid.org/plants/mushrooms/mushrooms_law.shtml

It doesn't specifically mentions sclerotia being illegal, but someone living in the UK might know better regarding this topic. Maybe post in European & African Drug Discussion?

Sclerotia are "truffles", it's living mycelium, a couple of strains (which I mentioned in my previous post) form sclerotia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sclerotium

 

[Ismene]

No, they're class A in the UK. Anything containing psilocybin is. The only thing legal in the UK is the spores because they don't contain psilocybin.

 

[delta_9]

^I was in Amsterdam for the Cannabis Cup in November '10, and they(psilocybe 'truffles') were being advertised like CRAZY, and not on the down low either. To be honest they are almost as abundant as cannabis.

They may not be legal(I honestly don't know), but they sure as hell are available. Every single street had a 'smartshop' on it.

Although to be fair, I did spend the majority of my time in the shittier neighborhoods and the 'ghettos'(and not just one or two, I was everywhere in that city where there was a ghetto at one time or another), so for all I know the better neighborhoods may not have many(or any) smartshops.

I would be awfully surprised if things have changed in these few months.

Edit - Oh, and I spent an additional week in the city after the cup was over, so if anyone was thinking they only sell them during 'cup season', you're wrong.

 

[Blowmonkey]

Yeah they're still legal, from the erowid link I posted:

grow-kits, sclerotia, and spores are not illegal, and the minister has no plans to legislate against such products in the near future

 

[Survived Abortion]

That was a sad day when they made fresh shrooms illegal in the UK. Actually it's a travesty everytime they criminalize a drug.

 

[Ismene]

They may not be legal(I honestly don't know), but they sure as hell are available. Every single street had a 'smartshop' on it.

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Slow down delta. They're legal in the Netherlands. I said they were class A in the UK.