Bigred Posted August 22, 2012 was wanting to get some rock solid advice on prints and cultures so i can post it in the mycology section all help would be much appreciated anything from possesion to importing and state to state would be a great help cheers bigred Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted August 22, 2012 As far as i'm aware it is illegal to posses any part of Psilocybe mushrooms including cultures of any kind in all aussie states & territories, it is certainly the case in Qld. The only exception is spores "For microscopy only" since they are an important taxonomic tool. Importing will attract an importation of drugz charge if that was what you were asking. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
myco Posted August 23, 2012 wat he said ^^^ everything is illegal but spore prints wich may even be illegal in some states but im not aware of it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shamanistic Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Just to add some drama to the mix, I've heard that it's illegal to take spore prints since you have to 'process' the mushroom in order to take one so keep that in mind. Edit: but yes the spore prints are legal as far as I can tell. Edited August 23, 2012 by Shamanistic Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 23, 2012 thanks will need to look more into it i know that for microscopy it is legal to study them will need to get a look at the criminal code wondered if you rang up th pigs would they help Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BentoSpawn Posted August 23, 2012 (edited) Its legal to own prints - edit: prints are illegal in the ACT, and could possibly be ilegal in some in other states too. Its legal to send prints in the mail from Aus to Aus - for microscopy purposes only. edit: Except to and from states where prints are ilegal. It is illegal to import prints from overseas. It is ilegal to own live culture (as it contains illegal drugs). It is illegal to send live culture in the mail. No idea about the legalities of taking spores from nature - but its probably best to err on the side of caution there. Demz the laws, dun break em ! Edited August 29, 2012 by BentoSpawn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
space cadet swami Posted August 24, 2012 ^^^does this apply to all states..? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Change Posted August 24, 2012 This all sounds like opinions. Where is the legislation ? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortly Posted August 24, 2012 Here's Qld's :- Sched 2 http://203.19.232.151/Search/isysquery/1f45d300-749f-4282-b762-7476fd460436/1/doc/DrugsMisuseR87.pdf#xml=http://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/Search/isysquery/1f45d300-749f-4282-b762-7476fd460436/1/hilite/ & stolenwealth :- Customs Amendment Act 2004 Schedule VI ( PSILOCYBIN, column 3) Insert “0.1”. http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2004A01368 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 24, 2012 thanks shorty im working on a list of legisation and hard facts to post in a thread in mycology if anyone is not %100 sure please dont post about it i dont want ANYONE getting in trouble i am seeing a foaf over the weekend and he works for customs so will update my results Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted August 24, 2012 all shroom legislation has been posted here before, so if anyone wants to argue the above points just look it up. bentospawn has summed it up pretty well, although I'd be cautious about spores being legal in all states. In the ACT for example they are illegal because all parts of the species are illegal [regardless of drug content]. There may be other states where this applies too. asking employees of various authorities is not the best way to get reliable information. eg, got into 3 arguments with the cops that were raiding me the other day cos he didn't know the applicable law. Had a big issues with customs earlier this year because they misunderstood CITES. And have arguments with quarantine pretty much every month because they don't know their own legislation. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 25, 2012 thanks torsten could you pin a thread in mycology on basic rules and conduct so we all know where we stand and dont step over the line Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torsten Posted August 25, 2012 this is up to the mycology mods. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted August 26, 2012 how do i find out who is the mod for mycology Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
space cadet swami Posted August 26, 2012 ^^^go to the main page & click on "The Moderating Team" down in the bottom right hand corner... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
