Family welcomes ban on magic mushrooms

THE family of a young man who jumped to his death after taking magic mushrooms yesterday welcomed a Government decision to ban their possession or sale.

Family welcomes ban on magic mushrooms
Wed, 01 Feb, 2006 - 00:00
Cormac O’Keeffe

Tánaiste and Minister for Health Mary Harney announced the ban - brought into immediate effect at 4pm yesterday - following a Cabinet meeting.

Colm Hodginson, aged 33, died last October after jumping off an apartment building in Dún Laoghaire, south Dublin, after consuming the mushrooms.

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