Magic truffles are the sclerotia of psilocybin mushrooms that are not technically the same as "mushrooms". They are masses of mycelium that contain the fruiting body which contains the hallucinogenic chemicals psilocybin and psilocin.
In October 2007, the prohibition of hallucinogenic or "magic mushrooms" was announced by the Dutch authorities.[1][2] The ban on mushrooms did not outlaw the hallucinogenic species in sclerotium form, due to authorities believing it to be weaker than the mushrooms. Psilocybin truffles which once made little sales became the only legal option to produce.[3] Today, smart shops in the Netherlands offer magic truffles as a legal alternative to the outlawed mushrooms.
- ^ Sterling, Toby (13 October 2007). "Dutch Declare Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Illegal". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ MacIntyre, James (13 October 2007). "Netherlands imposes total ban on 'magic' mushrooms". The Independent. London. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- ^ Morris, Hamilton (13 February 2012). "Hamilton and the Philosopher's Stone". Vice. Amsterdam. Retrieved 11 February 2017.