(Translation of the original Dutch article)
After having read all documents thoroughly, we interpret the response of the Minister Schippers (Health) on behalf of MinisterOpstelten (V & J) to questions from the parliamentarian Bouwmeester (Labour) on psychedelic truffles as follows:
(Continuing the previous article about parliament questions.) – Translation of the original Dutch article.
Response from Minister Schippers (Health) on behalf of Minister Opstelten (V & J) to questions from the parliament member Bouwmeester (Labour) on psychedelic truffles. (2011Z24951).
(Translation of the original Dutch article)
On December 1, 2011 Lea Bouwmeester, parliamentarian of addiction, mental health and prisons has submitted parliamentary questions in response to an article in newspaper Trouw on the unregulated sale of Magic Truffles in Holland.
According to Lea Bouwmeester:
“The unregulated sale of psychedelic truffles in gift shops is a very bad thing. Tourists are not informed and get them in large portions. ”This will go wrong, says the president of the association of smart shops to newspaper Trouw. I agree with him. I asked whether the ministers involved agree with me that it is better to regulate the sale through outlets that deal responsibly with the supply of drugs.
In 2008 the then Minister Klink of Public Health in the Netherlands issued a ban on possession of dried mushrooms. All of hallucinogenic mushrooms, both fresh and dry. are now on list II of the Opium Act. The ban on magic mushroom is subject of discussion. There is no direct evidence that they are harmful to the health if people use it responsibly.
