The senator warned about a prison term for some mushrooms in the country

Senator, arbitration manager of the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Olga Epifanova warned about administrative and criminal liability for the cultivation of certain types of mushrooms on household plots.

In conversation with aif.ru On Monday, May 5, she stressed that mushrooms containing psilocybin and psilocin should not be grown in dachas. Such fungi are, for example, panzolus, gymnopilus, conocybe, green or crested fiber, and others.

"Growing at one time from 20 fruit bodies of mushrooms that are prohibited for cultivation will be considered large—scale cultivation, from 200 fruit bodies - on an especially large scale," warned Epifanova.

According to her, the cultivation of 10 to 100 bushes of prohibited plants is classified as large—scale cultivation, and more than 100 bushes are on an especially large scale.

In addition, it is forbidden to grow sleeping poppies, cannabis, sage of fortune tellers. She clarified that these plants should not be confused with the samoseika poppy and common sage.

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On May 3, Roskachestvo was warned about fines for growing certain types of plants in the country. Particularly severe punishment awaits those who find prohibited plants or fungi in large or especially large quantities on their land plots, writes RIAMO. For example, in the case of a cactus containing mescaline, the large size recognizes the presence of plants on the site in the amount of at least two pieces, notes 360.ru . Also prohibited plants are banisteriopsis kaapi, harmala, blue lotus, coca bush, cat, tricolor ipomoea, poppies containing narcotic substances, sage of fortune tellers, Hawaiian rose and mimosa hostilis, writes RT.

A fine of up to 300 thousand rubles, compulsory work of up to 480 hours, as well as restriction or imprisonment of up to two years are provided for the cultivation of prohibited plants and fungi on a large scale, the website notes. kp.ru . In especially large amounts, the punishment is provided for to be increased up to eight years in prison with an additional restriction of two years. Life.ru .

Last May, Anastasia Asabina, a junior lawyer, warned that summer residents could now be fined for growing potatoes for sale. She clarified that owners of dachas without registration as an individual entrepreneur from 2024 face a fine in the amount of 500 to 2 thousand rubles, writes IA Regnum.