Fresh ban closes loophole on magic mushrooms

BRITONS who buy and sell magic mushrooms will no longer be able to take advantage of a loophole in the law which did not specify that fresh forms of the fungi were illegal.

Yesterday the Drugs Act 2005 came into force stating the Class A drug whether dry, packaged or fresh is banned.

Anyone caught selling, possessing or supplying the drug could face prosecution under Section 21 of the act. It was an offence to import, export, supply or possess dried or packaged magic mushrooms.