Yeti101 Posted May 17, 2013 http://anonym2.com/?http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-16/magic-mushrooms-promise-long-trip-to-prison/4695012">www.abc.net.au Don't have time this morning to point out what is wrong with this story, will leave it to others to decide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glimpse Posted May 17, 2013 pretty alarming!! i love brazillian food and there arent enough good brazillian chefs in australia as it is...dont start sending them to prison Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PositiveHAL Posted May 17, 2013 (edited) ^ pretty alarmist too it shits me how the media keep linking anything to do with psychedelics to 'the sixties' it was over 40 frickin years ago.... and more to the point mushrooms have been used and revered by indigenous cultures for thousands of years! no mention of that in the report though Edited May 17, 2013 by NegativeDave 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Horus Posted May 17, 2013 Disappointing. no mention of fixing cluster headaches, depression and the positive work done with terminally ill patients. Looked like just a easy airtime filler, with lots of stock footage, and the usual talking head about drug danger. So if heaps of people used them in the 60"s and the rate of people using psychedelics has skyrocketed since 2007, where are all the deaths and mental disasters ? Surely we would have heard about a lot more train-wreaks by now. And how does the health issues from this compare to the sanctioned use of alcohol and tobacco. Every week there are news stories from fucked up kids on alcohol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
irabionist Posted May 18, 2013 Eugh, media.... Uneducated peoples opinion on drugs is kind of sad "If it's illegal then it's bad for you" To be honest, in my area high school kids have moved away from mushooms, they're all doing pills and md. The mushroom phase kind of finished around 2-3 years ago for high schoolers (well in my area). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CβL Posted May 18, 2013 Eugh, media.... Uneducated peoples opinion on drugs is kind of sad "If it's illegal then it's bad for you" Yeah man. Heard this same opinion on Thursday. "Why don't we let police have tasers and guns? If someone gets hurt from them then they shouldn't have been doing anything illegal". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 18, 2013 This point of view is purely void based on the notion of what we call Mother Nature... They may be able to halt pot cultivation through monitoring/deception but good luck with a fungus, ya wankas!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tarenna Posted May 18, 2013 The most disappointing part of the article is Paul Dillon's comments - he seems to be generally relatively educated/credible/well-informed when it comes to drugs. Is anyone aware of any credible evidence of physical harm from consuming Psilocybe spp? I have not heard any.. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted May 18, 2013 If you think thats bad wait for the story 60 minutes is apparently doing on the kid who died in South American at the Aya retreat. That should be well balanced... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted May 18, 2013 The most disappointing part of the article is Paul Dillon's comments - he seems to be generally relatively educated/credible/well-informed when it comes to drugs. Is anyone aware of any credible evidence of physical harm from consuming Psilocybe spp? I have not heard any.. It has it right in the article Drug educators say the possibility of prison terms should be conveyed to users alongside health warnings about the drug. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
botanika Posted May 20, 2013 Nature is not illegal. Simple as that. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bigred Posted May 20, 2013 Its just modern media's last fable attempt to get viewers. I think the only reason they busted him is because he was a diplomats son and he was probably doing harder drugs. Would love to see a copy of the warrant and the grounds for search not just "oh someone dogged me" . Maybe they traced it through customs he said he been growing them for the past year. There is a lesson here for use all " loose lips sink ships' Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francois le Danque Posted May 20, 2013 My favourite part is all the footage of non-Psilocybes with warpy effects. Are those rusty ones Galerina?? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 20, 2013 Wow had my mind blown Sunday lunch by meeting this guys close friends. It's no wonder he got busted purely by the stories LOL Sydney is a very small city Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theuserformallyknownasd00d Posted May 20, 2013 My favourite part is all the footage of non-Psilocybes with warpy effects. Are those rusty ones Galerina?? Gotta love stock footage! I'm still used by two networks in the Riverina several times per week from the stock archives... Classic setup burglary and (tobaco) bong scenes... It was the most fun the camos I knew had working those networks, shooting funning stock footage! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qualia Posted May 20, 2013 i bet leigh sales would be the first to get down to business with a belly full of shrooms 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gimbal Posted May 21, 2013 I'm curious to know if anyone else put in an official complaint to the abc about this article. I did, quoting which terms of the code of practice were being broken. Got an automated response saying they'll get back to me about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darklight Posted May 22, 2013 Personally I reckon it's the ABC sniffing the political wind and trying to cover it's arse in the event of a govt change Flying kites ( excuse mixing the metaphor ) to see how conservative attitudes and misreporting will get a response from the general public Etc. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yeti101 Posted May 22, 2013 Maybe they needed to 'balance' some of the recent Radio National and JJJ stories concerning Ayahuasca. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Francois le Danque Posted May 22, 2013 Did anyone ever listen to Restoring the Balance? very funny triple J segment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
