NETHERLANDS: JUDGES RULE AGAINST SALE OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS.

Record ID: 984394

  • Title: NETHERLANDS: JUDGES RULE AGAINST SALE OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS.
  • Date: 21st October 1999
  • Summary: AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS (RECENT) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. GV: PEOPLE WALKING DOWN MAIN SHOPPING STREET 0.06 2. CU/GV: SHOPSIGN SAYING "SMARTSHOP, MAGIC MUSHROOMS, HEADSHOP"/ WINDOW OF SMARTSHOP MAGIC VALLEY (2 SHOTS) 0.13 3. SHOP WINDOW SIGN SAYING CU: "MAGIC MUSHROOMS , HERBAL XTC ETC" 0.18 4. LAS: "SMARTSHOP" WRITTEN ON SHOP WINDOW 0.22 5. SV: CUSTOMERS INSIDE SMARTSHOP 0.28 6. SV/CU: HAND TAKING BOX WITH FRESH MAGIC MUSHROOMS OUT OF REFRIDGERATOR/ MUSHROOMS TAKEN OUT OF BOX (2 SHOTS) 0.43 7. CU: (SOUNDBITE) (English) HANS VAN DEN HURK, OWNER OF SMARTSHOP CHAIN CONSCIOUS DREAMS TALKING TO CUSTOMERS SAYING:"If you take half of the dose, you will be laughing and feel very nice, and see some things around you like light effects, but no real changes. If you take a higher dose, say more than one portion or two portions, then you will get a real trippy effect and then you see everything surround you changing a little bit or moving and a lot of light images." 1.09 8. SV: CUSTOMERS LISTENING TO HANS AND LOOKING AT PRODUCTS 1.14 9. CU: MUSHROOMS ON COUNTER 1.18 10. MV: VARIOUS TYPES OF MAGIC MUSHROOMS ON COUNTER 1.26 11. TV/PAN: BOXES WITH MUSHROOMS CALLED MEXICAN STOPHARIA AND JAPANESE TRUFFEL ON SALE 1.33 12. CU: BOTTLES OF " HERBAL DYNAMITE SPEED" ON SALE 1.37 13. CU: VARIOUS RELAXING HERBAL DRUGS ON SALE 1.41 14. CU: SEX STIMULANTS ON SALE 1.42 15. GV: WOMAN WATERING PSYCHO-ACTIVE CACTI ON SALE IN SHOP (2 SHOTS) 1.47 16. CU: SOUNDBITE (English) TOURIST FROM ENGLAND SAYING:"I bought the mushrooms man, you know the mushrooms, so I came in for the experience of a life time. Mexicans, I got the the Mexicans. Just spoke to him about it, he gave me the correct information so I can do it professionaly. I am going to sit in a nice place, have my drink, have my mushrooms and just enjoy it man, relax. 2.11 17. CU: SOUNDBITE (English) TOURIST FROM ENGLAND SAYING:"I bought "philosopher stones" , it is like, more of, rather than being really hallucinogenic it is kind of more like you philosophize, kind of chilled feeling. I bought them just to try them, I have never tried mushrooms before. It is part of the Amsterdam experience, like, so." 2.30 DEN BOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS (OCTOBER 7, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 18. SV/PAN: TRIAL TARGETTING MAGIC MUSHROOMS IN PROCESS, JUDGES SEATED/ PAN TO DEFENDENTS SEATED 2.43 19. SCU: VAN DEN HURK LISTENING TO JUDGE RULING THAT SALE OF DRIED MAGIC MUSHROOMS IS ILLEGAL 2.48 20. SCU: MAGIC MUSHROOM GROWER LISTENING TO COURT RULIING 2.56 21. CU: MICROPHONESED 2.58 22. CU: SOUNDBITE (English) VAN DEN HURK AFTER COURT RULING SAYING: "We will still go on with it, the same way we did it in the past with Marijuana for example, so there will always be fighters who go on. But the producers, that is a big problem because if they are not allowed to produce anymore, or if there is a risk that they will get busted, then it will go underground. So I think that the production side will criminalise in a way. And how will the user get the mushrooms if they can only get it from criminals?" 3.28 AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS (OCTOBER 8, 1999) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 23. MV/PAN: SHOP ATTENDANT WALKING IN SMARTSHOP, CARRYING GARBAGE BAG FULL WITH DIRED MUSHROOMS 3.44 24. CU: MAN EMPTYING BAG ON COUNTER 3.53 25. MV: SHOP ATTENDANTS PUTTING VARIOUS KINDS OF DRIED MUSHROOOMS IN PAPER BAG 3.59 26. CU: CUSTOMER HANDING MONEY FOR BAG OF MUSHROOMS 4.04 27. MV/PAN: SHOP ATTENDANT HANDING BAG TO CUSTOMER/ CUSTOMER LEAVES SHOP 4.15 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: AMSTERDAM AND DEN BOSCH, THE NETHERLANDS
  • Country: Netherlands
  • Reuters ID: LVA53K2ASZ5CTO2FWC7M7X5R34XG
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