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Written by Scott
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Sunday, 21 December 1997 |
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Page 1 of 4 We had the opportunity to ask Mark Niemoeller, proprietor of JLF, well known for selling Amanita Muscaria mushrooms, among other things, a few questions. JLF takes the position that they sell unusual non-consumable materials. What people do with those materials is up to those people, but JLF does not recommend any action with them.
(ED)
How did you get into the business?
(Mark of JLF)
In 1987 I began collecting Amanita muscaria to sell, and branched out from there.
(ED)
Do you grow your own Amanita muscaria mushrooms?
(Mark of JLF)
Amanita muscaria can not be cultivated in the laboratory. It is a mycorrhizal fungus that had to have a tree (roots) host. That's one of the factors that makes this species so valuable.
(ED)
Do you keep a list of things that customers order?
(Mark of JLF)
Of course. We write receipts and keep records just like any other business. Perhaps I don't understand the question; why wouldn't we keep records?
(ED)
Does anyone besides you and your employees see your customer information?
(Mark of JLF)
No. I've not gotten into the business of selling names.
(ED)
Has anyone ever gotten in any legal trouble from ordering from you?
(Mark of JLF)
I really do not understand this question at all. How exactly would one get into “legal trouble” from ordering from a company (like JLF)?
(ED)
Ah...well, I see your point. Why would anyone get in any trouble from ordering a legal product? You don't think about getting in trouble for buying baggies, even though many people package marijuana in it...true. Does the fact that you require customers to read a statement into the phone stop many people from becoming customers? Why or why not?
(Mark of JLF)
I really don't know. If there are potential customers who decide not to order because of the release requirement, they are not contacting us and letting us know.
(ED)
What are your most commonly used references for ethnobotanical information?
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