Mushrooms
How they work:
They are several specific types of mushroom which grow wild in damp fields
and heaths around the UK between September and November. The most common type
of Magic Mushroom is also known as liberty cap, white and rocket shaped, but
it is very hard to tell one type of mushroom from another. The chemical in them,
psilocybin or psylocin, works like a milder version of LSD.
The Law says
It is not illegal to possess Magic Mushrooms but it is illegal to make them
into a preparation of any kind like drying them out, putting them in tea or
cooking with them.
History factoid
The Aztecs of ancient Mexico used to take some very strong magic mushrooms as
part of their religion. They saw mystical visions, in between long bouts of throwing
up.
Amazing but useless fact about them
One of the many chemicals in magic mushrooms, bufotenine, is also found
in Chinese Toad skins.
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