<sigh> I’m neither a skeptic or ignorant. My only position on this magic mushroom topic that (
@hindy111 cannot for some reason stop posting about), is that this site has a duty of care not to promote or normalise the use of prohibited substances.
The repurposing of drugs in the mental health sector is nothing new and science has been trialling all manner of treatments for decades. However let’s be sensible on how it is discussed please. This site is not exclusively viewed by a dozen knuckleheads who support the eels. Weekly hits are extraordinarily high, which indicates that teens et al consume this information.
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Magic Mushrooms
Psilocybin is a schedule 9 substance. It is recognised as a prohibited substance according to the Commonwealth Poisons Standard. Schedule 9 of the Poisons Standard gives a general description of substances and psilocybin or magic mushrooms are illegal at a federal level.
Psilocybin and its derivatives are listed as a prohibited drug in New South Wales in Schedule 1 of the Drugs Misuses and Trafficking Act 1985 (NSW). It is illegal to supply or possess magic mushrooms in Australia.
Schedule 1 of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act prescribes different labels for various amounts of prohibited drugs. The severity of penalties increases as the amount of drugs increases. Penalties under the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985 vary based on the drug type and the amount present rather than the perceived seriousness of the drug. These quantities are based on the weight alone and the purity or the concentration of the drug is not taken into account.
The Act categorises the number of drugs into small, trafficable, indictable, commercial, and large commercial quantity. The different quantity ranges for psilocybin are:
· 0.04g is considered a small quantity
· 0.15g is considered a trafficable quantity
· 0.25g is considered an indictable quantity
· 25g is considered a commercial quantity
· 100g is considered a large commercial quantity
Possessing a Schedule 9 substance is an offence under
section 18B(3) of the Drug Misuse and Trafficking Act 1985, which carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in prison.