Action group fights the prohibition of Shrooms

October 15, 2007 - Amsterdam

An action group has been set up to fight the announced prohibition of magic mushrooms.

The action group "Red de Paddo" ("Save the Shroom") set up a website where people are asked to send protest e-mails to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Justice. In 3 days more then 25.000 emails have been sent.

The group uses various arguments against the prohibition, some of which are:
- in a free and democratic country everybody should have their right to explore their own mind
- nobody ever died of an overdose
- nature can not be illegal
- good information would reduce chances of a 'bad trip'
- the mushrooms will 'go underground', hence more health risks