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.

  • @totallynotarobot
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    charged a 21-year-old man with operating a drug factory and possession with intent to sell/distribute narcotics.

    Narcotics?

      • @chuckleslord
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        “I don’t know the law, I just enforce it” - them, probably

      • @FastAndBulbous
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        They are narcotics though by definition.

        Edit Merriam Webster: “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

        I LIKE MAGIC MUSHROOMS YOU TWATS IM JUST CORRECT

        Lemmy is so fucking stubborn when presented with conflicting information. Grow up you bell ends.

        You’re so far gone in your cop hatred you see me as quoting the dictionary as somehow sticking up for cops. That’s how polarised and shitty you are.

          • @FastAndBulbous
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            Merriam Webster “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

          • @FastAndBulbous
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            Not by all definitions of the word, narcotic can just mean an illegal drug. Different dictionaries define the word differently.

            Really annoying how I’ve been downvoted for this, Merriam Webster defines a narcotic as “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

            • @[email protected]
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              That’s a bullshit definition that came about because of politicians and cops misusing the word so much.

              • @FastAndBulbous
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                It’s literally a definition. I’m being downvoted for being correct.

              • @FastAndBulbous
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                I didn’t realise the DEA were the only people who could define things. Outside of the US it can generally refer to illegal drugs

                Are you telling me Merriam Webster and Dictionary.com is wrong? Things can have colloquial definitions

                • Lem Jukes
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                  You really wanna die on this hill huh? You seem to be missing the point IMO. It doesnt really matter what Merriam Webster or even Funken Wagnells define ‘Narcotic’ as. They aren’t out there arresting people. All you’re doing by sticking to your guns on this is making it look like you’re a bootlicker who thinks it’s perfectly acceptable for cops to misidentify substances so they can make their mushroom grow bust look like they took down a cartel. Insisting that words can mean whatever we want them to mean is fine, in a creative writing class. Not when those definitions can be weaponized to ruin people’s lives.

                  • @FastAndBulbous
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                    If that’s what you got from my comment you have serious reading comprehension problems. I am against the war on drugs.

            • @SheeEttin
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              Which dictionaries are those? A quick google gives almost entirely results defining it as opiates.

              • @FastAndBulbous
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                Merriam Webster 2nd definition “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

                Almost entirely is NOT the same as entirely.

        • @totallynotarobot
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          Splain yourself that is not my understanding.

          But I am not a scientician so plz correct me if I’m wrong. Definition?

          • @FastAndBulbous
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            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:”

              • @FastAndBulbous
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                Merriam Webster “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

                You’re actually wrong.

            • @[email protected]
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              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.

              • @FastAndBulbous
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                Merriam Webster “any controlled substance, whether sedative or stimulant:”

                • @JesusLikesYourButt
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                  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).