A "microbiologist" who grew magic mushrooms in a tent in his house for “therapeutic use” and some to sell to “friends” has been spared prison.
Jake Kaine, 36, of Canal Reach, Windmill Hill, Runcorn, was arrested on July 14 last year after police visited his home and discovered the illegal hallucinogenic fungi in a variety of containers and mushroom residue in a growing tent. Officers from Cheshire Constabulary had initially attended after they received a report from a man at the property who “thought he had been poisoned”.
Jayne Morris, prosecuting at Chester Crown Court on Tuesday, said Kaine greeted officers upon their arrival at the house and told them he had addiction issues with alcohol and drugs. Kaine also told them he thought he was “struggling with the side effects of magic mushrooms”.
