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Truffles and James Beard and Psilocybe mushrooms: Oh my!
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Also participating in the symposium was Richard Triska, an Albany criminal lawyer who explored the legality of mushroom experimentation regarding the psychoactie varieties, such as psilocybin. Triska said that there are all kinds of state and federal laws affecting the possession and use of psychoactive drugs. "But I'll give you odds that not one of those legislators knew that some of the substances they were outlawing grew readily on their front lawns," he said. Next July 1, Oregon will adopt the Federal Uniform Control Substances Act. At this time, it follows the Uniform Narcotics Act, which has the psychoactive mushroom psilocybin on its list of prohibited substances. Thast law, however, is founded on the Interstate Commerce Act, which says you can't transport a controlled substance across state lines, "which means that if you have psilocybin mushrooms in your field, what right does the government have stepping in as long as you odn't transport those mushrooms," said Triska. Under the new law, a farmer who has psilocybin in his field technically would be in violation of the law unless he could prove that he had no knowledge of its presence, Triska said. However, Triska said he can't envision law enforcement personnel running through the fields looking for the magic mushroom and charging farmers with possession. "To date there have been no such cases," he said. "Besides, there's a problem with identification," he said. "Well, law enforcement officers might become involved with intoxicatied individuals who do have the psychoactive mushroom in their possession," said Triska. "But again it comes down to identification. Is there probable cause for an arrest if the person appears intoxicated and happens to have a bag of mushrooms in his possession?" Triska, who is on the advisory board of the state crime lab, said he'll be visiting the state lab next week to find out if it has the necessary materials with which to assay for psilocybin. "I didn't see any law enforcement officiers at this conference," he said, although the conference was open to them. "And I don't think psychoactive mushroom identification figures into the training at the state police academy, at least not as yet." It should be part of forestry education- all forestry students should have to eat psilocybin, while listening to classic idiot right wing forestry professors rant against preservationists. Better yet, forestry students should secretly stuff some into the professor's sandwiches while out on a field trip. Then watch the fun as everyone starts talking to the trees. G |
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