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Magic mushrooms not narcotic: Kerala High Court
short by Pragya Swastik / on Saturday, 18 January, 2025
Kerala High Court observed that magic mushrooms are neither scheduled narcotic substances nor a mixture under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). Justice PV Kunhikrishnan held that although magic mushrooms contain small amounts of psilocybin, they couldn't be considered a narcotic drug. "It's only fungi," court observed while granting bail to a man in an NDPS case.
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