$8.5 million mushroom bust

[UnSaNiTy]

This dude had a major mycology operation going on in Burlington, CT. I think this guy got completely carried away, it is no wonder he got busted with this large of an operation. I am all for growing some mushrooms but I only ever grew for myself and would share with friends. Never made a dime from it.

Talented mycologist for sure. Too bad he went overboard.

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[Hyper Turtle]

I bet they counted every gram of substrate as mushrooms. $8.5M, at $10/g, would be 850kg. I really doubt there was that much dried fruits, or the equivalent 8.5 tons of fresh ones.

My heart goes out to this person. May the courts be more reasonable than the reporting!

 

[downwardsfromzero]

That is a LOT of substrate in the pics :shock: but you're right HT - it's very likely what will have been weighed to come up with with inflated figures for media sensationalism. It also irks me every time the term "narcotics" gets used for something that clearly is anything but narcotic.

Loose lips sink ships.

 

[Voidmatrix]

It seems like narcotics is used instead of drugs to sound more... fancy and educated, which it's not when used incorrectly.

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