Organic Shrooms Canada
The mushroom industry is growing and transforming at an extraordinary pace. Amid the legal uncertainties, underground innovators are extending their mycelial networks and crafting products for those who want to bend their minds with these psychedelic fungi.
Mushrooms, also known as organicshroomscanada mushrooms or magic mushrooms, contain a natural hallucinogen called psilocybin. Psilocybin is classified as a Schedule I controlled substance in Canada, meaning it’s illegal to pick, possess or sell them without an exemption from Health Canada. That all changed last year, when a high court decision struck down a mushroom-picking prohibition in British Columbia.
Despite the legal changes, mushroom pickers can still find themselves in hot water with law enforcement if they’re caught. And a black market for the small, slender mushrooms exists online and in brick-and-mortar stores like the Medicinal Mushroom Shop, which shares space with a Coca Leaf Cafe in Vancouver. The store’s funky, pseudonymous brand names and official-looking labels lend an air of legitimacy to what are technically illicit products.
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The shop is one of many across the country and around the world selling psilocybin-infused edibles, extracts and supplements. Some are crafted by professionals, such as pharmacists, who use a scientific approach to create blends that target specific mental health concerns. Others are crafted by amateurs, such as friends and family members, who have an emotional connection to the mushrooms they’re growing and harvesting.
The mushroom industry is also evolving into a larger field of research and development. For example, a company named Cybin has partnered with neurotechnology company Kernel to quantify how people experience psilocybin’s mind-bending effects. It is a sign that the mushroom industry may soon be on the cusp of significant breakthroughs, as it continues its journey toward medicinal acceptance.
