apscenttalksMagic mushroom dispensary are fungi that contain the hallucinogenic chemical psilocybin, used for thousands of years in spiritual rites and in counter culture of the 1960s and 70s. Today, some people still use them for personal exploration and spiritual guidance and others seek help with mental health issues like anxiety and PTSD. The drugs can have long-term effects, including flashbacks, or a feeling that you’re reliving the experience even when it’s over.
Beyond Boundaries: Navigating Magic Mushroom Dispensaries
In Canada, stores with names like Fun Guyz and Shroom City are popping up in cities from Toronto to Winnipeg. They sell a variety of different mushrooms and also make psychedelic mushroom-infused edibles, such as gummies and chocolate. But they don’t follow the rules, which require a worker trained in psilocybin to accompany users and guide them through their trip at a designated service center.
CBC Manitoba’s Josh Crabb visited one such storefront in downtown Winnipeg called The Mushroom House. Customers arrive after calling ahead and showing their ID. Then they sit down for a session in which the employee goes over the preparation and administration of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” and helps them process their trip. The cost of that service is $30.
Another Canadian mushroom store is taking a risky approach by using a loophole in a law against the sale of the drug. In Florida, a hemp dispensary called Chillum is selling psilocybin-free mushrooms known as Amanita muscaria, reports Third Wave. The owner Carlos Hermida says he’s bracing for a regulatory crackdown, but wants to expand.