Not a scheduled narcotic substance, magic mushroom only a fungus: Kerala High Court

KOCHI: The Kerala HC said that under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, magic mushrooms cannot be treated as a psychotropic substance or scheduled narcotic. The court's observation is on the acquittal of the accused arrested in a drug case. 226 grams of magic mushroom and 50 grams of magic mushroom capsules were seized from the accused.

Referring to the Karnataka High Court decision in Saeidi Mozdheh Ehsan case and of Madras High Courts decision in another case, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan observed, “I am in perfect agreement with the decisions of the Karnataka High Court and Madras High Court. Mushroom or magic mushroom cannot be treated as a mixture. The mushroom or magic mushroom is not a scheduled narcotic or psychotropic substance.”

While Senior Public Prosecutor Noushad KA appeared for the State, it was Advocate Veena Hari who appeared for the accused.