In a media release, Vancouver police alleged the stores were buying controlled substances and selling them in bulk quantities to walk-in customers.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.WATCH: Vancouver police raided three local mushroom dispensaries on Wed. Nov. 1 and seized a variety of drugs. However, the owners say they've been operating with a business licence for three years.
“This is pretty surprising and if you believe in progressive drug policy this is a real setback for the city of Vancouver,” Larsen said. “We actually do have business licences and I’ve got court dates coming up to determine those business licences — the city are trying to take them away, so I thought that the city would let the bureaucracy deal with us like they have with cannabis dispensaries in the past.”
Larsen’s website describes the shops as “medicinal mushroom dispensaries.” The website further states that Larsen, who was an active campaigner in efforts to have cannabis legalized, is pursuing a similar strategy regarding psychedelic drugs.
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