Did South Carolina Cops Really Arrest a Guy for Trafficking in Shiitake Mushrooms?
Remy Stern · 05/12/11 11:06PMWalterboro, S.C. resident Edward V. Spearman has been charged with trafficking illegal, hallucinogenic Psilocybin mushrooms that he allegedly grows in his secret mushroom laboratory. But Spearman's lawyer says his client's wares are actually flavorful shiitake mushrooms, which are legal even in South Carolina (for now).