Magic mushrooms banned from December

The ban on the sale of fresh hallucinogenic mushrooms in Holland is set to come in on December 1, the AD newspaper reports on Friday.


The paper says ministers are expected to vote in favour of the plan at today’s cabinet meeting.
The sale of dry mushrooms in so-called smart shops is already banned.
Health minister Ab Klink said last year he planned to ban mushroom sales following a string of incidents involving tourists.
According to Amsterdam health service figures, ambulances were called out 128 times last year to deal with people who had eaten hallucinogenic mushrooms.

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