A B.C. judge has ruled the City of Vancouver failed to prove that a shop advertising psychedelic mushrooms for sale sold illegal products, but found the store guilty of ignoring a municipal order to stop operating as a mushroom dispensary.
The case centres around a business raided by police in 2023 for selling illegal drugs, a federal offence. The store received an order from the city to shut down but chose to remain open, sparking the court challenge and highlighting a grey area in bylaw enforcement of the dispensaries.
