Slog - Comments on Meanwhile in Amsterdam http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam Protesters turned out on Amsterdam's central Dam Square on Saturday, hoping to stop the government from banning magic mushrooms and asking to "save the 'shrooms". Carrying banners reading "When will they ban bread?" and "Boss of your own brain", more than 100 people, some wearing hats resembling the bright red cap of the popular fly agaric variety, protested to keep hallucinogenic mushrooms legal. After several incidents involving tourists--in March, a French teenager jumped to her death from a bridge after taking mushrooms--the Dutch government plans to ban them. Arno Adelaars, author of a book on magic mushrooms, said this would... Copyright 2008 Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:21:20 -0800 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:31:52 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Peter I tried to get my wife to do them with me last time when we were in Amsterdam. Guess we'll never get the chance now!

]]> Peter http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835570 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835570 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:13:06 -0800 Comment by kinkos my understanding is that freaking out on mushrooms in the van gogh museum is all but a rite of passage now. guess that's gonna change....

]]> kinkos http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835598 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835598 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:33:37 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Looks like Amsterdam is slowly but surely being left to drunk Brits.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835605 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835605 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:37:10 -0800 Comment by Greg Can't they just enact some sort of stupid tourist law? The waiting period was one idea, why not try something else in that direction? $60 mushroom license anyone?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835609 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835609 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:39:17 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Nah, @4, then we'll all buy fake IDs for like $40 in Copenhagen.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835660 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835660 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:04:55 -0800 Comment by maxsolomon ONE kid kills themselves & they make it illegal?

what is this, fucking america?

]]> maxsolomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835703 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c835703 Drugs Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:34:00 -0800 Comment by M'thew @6:
No, there were several incidents, some of which involved other drugs (alcohol, XTC etc.) besides the mushrooms. The French girl apparently already had attempted suicide before she partook of the mushrooms.

Experts advise against banning mushrooms, but the Christian parties in the coalition government do see an opportunity to try and save our heathen souls.

]]> M'thew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c836205 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_amsterdam#c836205 Drugs Tue, 30 Oct 2007 02:31:52 -0800