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.

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.