As a trend endorsed by everyone from Gwyneth Paltrow to Goop, the mushroom dispensary near me are becoming all the rage. But just like cannabis, the popular psychedelic drug is still illegal in Canada. But some Vancouver councillors are fighting to change that. On Tuesday, Green Couns. Carr and Fry overturned the decision of the city’s legal department and senior staff to refuse a business licence for a shop on West Broadway that sells magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychedelic drugs.
Instead, they want the city to regulate mushroom sales, just like it did with medical marijuana in 2015, when the Vision-majority council approved a licensing framework ahead of federal legalization. The two outvoted ABC Vancouver Coun. Mike Klassen, who disagreed that it wasn’t the city’s role to engage in activism on matters outside its jurisdiction at a business licence hearing.
Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Access and Equity in Canadian Magic Mushroom Dispensaries
But that won’t be the end of it, says an expert in psychedelics. The storefronts opening up across the country, with names such as Fun Guyz and Schedule35, aren’t just selling psilocybin by itself but also in the form of edibles such as chocolate bars or gummies. And that’s what makes these stores so dangerous, he warns.
He notes the government’s warning that consuming mushrooms could cause you to see, hear or feel things that aren’t there and can lead to nausea, anxiety, muscle twitches and an increased heart rate and blood pressure. But he says the fact that Health Canada has approved a few clinical trials isn’t enough to give the green light to retailing them.