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Law enforcement officials came across a staggering find after being tipped off about possible drug-dealing: dozens of dog-food-size bags of psychedelic mushrooms worth an estimated $8.5 million at a home in rural Connecticut.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

A quick Google search "a drug or other substance that affects mood or behaviour and is consumed for non-medical purposes, especially one sold illegally."

Merriam Webster "any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Dictionary.com "any controlled substance whether sedative or stimulant"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Merriam Webster "any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:"

You're actually wrong.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

other substance that affects mood or behaviour and is consumed for non-medical purposes

Mmmm then I'm about to make delicious narcotics for breakfast. Cup of hot narcotics, and a plate of narcotics with narcotics on the side.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Merriam Webster "any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Are magic mushrooms considered to be a stimulant or a sedative? I thought they were hallucinogens.

EDIT:

Stimulant: an agent (such as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts.

Sedative: tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize nervousness or excitement.

Hallucinagen: a substance that induces hallucinations.

Psylocibin: a hallucinogenic indole obtained from a fungus (such as Psilocybe mexicana or P. cubensis synonym Stropharia cubensis).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

it doesn't matter, any controlled substance