IT looks like legalising marijuana in the freedom-loving US city of Denver, Colorado was just the thin end of the wedge, with citizens set to vote on a new measure which would decriminalise use of magic mushrooms.
The proposal, if accepted, would mean officials could no longer "spend resources to impose criminal penalties" for personal use and possession of the mushrooms which contain the psychedelic chemical, psilocybin.
Denver led the US in legitimising marijuana use in 2005, before the rest of Colorado followed.
If the referendum is passed, the personal use and possession of magic mushrooms would become the city's "lowest law enforcement priority".
The move is being promoted by a group called Decriminalise Denver, which claims the illicit drug may help in the treatment of cluster headaches, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
A Victorian drug smuggler's illegal plans have been thrown into disarray by a courier company which delivered his package to the wrong address.
An elderly couple in Werribee, west of Melbourne, had a surprise delivery last week, after signing for a package which arrived at their house containing about $10 million worth of methamphetamine.
They called the police straight away, who tracked down the alleged drug offender who was arrested in nearby Bundoora and charged with importing a commercial quantity of the drug.
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