Mushroom Data

September 08, 2005

Jeff Garland poses with a portabello, a far cry from the small mushrooms that contain psilocybin.

Jeff Garland got client's case dismissed based on obscure ruling.

Mushroom Data

What are they? Small white mushrooms that contain psilocybin, a hallucinogenic drug that was outlawed in 1975.

How do they work? When cooked properly into a tea and ingested, they cause hallucinations similar to the drug LSD.

Where are they found? They sprout naturally in cow manure and are particlarly common in Martin and St. Lucie Counties.

Why are they in court? A Fort Pierce Attorney turned up an obscure Florida Supreme Court ruling from 1978 that says they aren't illegal in some cases, flying in the face of years of successful prosecutions.