Is the consumption of magic mushrooms (shrooms) illegal?
Full Question:
Is the consumption of magic mushrooms (shrooms) prohibited?
12/04/2007 |
Category: Criminal |
State: California |
#13344
Answer:
The following are California statutes:
§ 11390 Health & Safety.
Except as otherwise authorized by law, every person who, with
intent to produce a controlled substance specified in paragraph (18)
or (19) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054, cultivates any spores or
mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material which
contains such a controlled substance shall be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one
year or in the state prison.
§ 11391 Health & Safety.
Except as otherwise authorized by law, every person who transports,
imports into this state, sells, furnishes, gives away, or offers to
transport, import into this state, sell, furnish, or give away any
spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material
which contain a controlled substance specified in paragraph (18) or
(19) of subdivision (d) of Section 11054 for the purpose of
facilitating a violation of Section 11390 shall be punished by
imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not more than one
year or in the state prison.
§ 11392 Health & Safety.
Spores or mycelium capable of producing mushrooms or other material
which contains psilocyn or psyoclyin may be lawfuly obtained and used
for bona fide research, instruction, or analysis, if not in violation
of federal law, and if the research, instruction, or analysis is
approved by the Research Advisory Panel established pursuant to
Sections 11480 and 11481.
