Two magic mushroom shops have been shut down in Hamilton, Ont., following police raids in the city’s east-end on Thursday.
Hamilton police say some $70,000 in psilocybin and psilocybin-infused edibles were seized along with a quantity of cash from the two outlets.
Psilocybin and psilocybin-infused edibles are shown off in a photo taken from an illegal dispensary on King Street East in Hamilton Ont. July 6, 2023.
Hamilton Police Service
One of the stores was on King Street East, just east of Gage Avenue, while the other was on Main Street, just east of Kenilworth Avenue North.
A 44-year-old Brantford man and a 25-year-old Hamilton woman are facing charges for possession and gaining proceeds from crime under $5,000.
Hamilton Police seized over $70,000 in psilocybin and psilocybin infused edibles, as well as a quantity of cash from two illicit psilocybin dispensaries in Hamilton east end.
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Psilocybin is banned under federal law and illegal to possess with no legal licence options for dispensaries.
It’s the second time the Main Street East operation has been shut down by police.
A photo of contraband seized from a Hamilton Ont. magic mushroom shop on Main Street East.
Hamilton Police Service
The outlet was closed just three hours after opening to the public for the first time in mid-December 2022.
Two people were charged in that occurrence.
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