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FunGuyz mushroom dispensary in Chatham-Kent raided days after opening

CBC
Thu, May 9, 2024 

Chatham-Kent police say they seized more than $20,000 worth of product after executing a search warrant at a storefront on King Street West in Chatham, Ont., on Wednesday. (Chatham-Kent Police Service - image credit)


Chatham-Kent police have raided a FunGuyz psilocybin mushroom store that opened on King Street West in Chatham, Ont., a few days prior.

Officers who had a warrant to search the property seized more than 370 packages of psilocybin, worth over $20,000, police said in a media release on Thursday.

No arrests have been made at this point.

The raid took place on Wednesday. Police said the business opened four days before that. The location is less than a kilometre away from the police station.

"The Chatham-Kent Police and our community remain committed to actively combatting unlawful businesses," the police service said. "It is important to note that the possession, sale, and production of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, and psilocin are illegal."

FunGuyz is a magic mushroom dispensary that opened on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor's downtown. It's one of a few chains that have popped up across Ontario.

FunGuyz has a magic mushroom dispensary on Ouellette Avenue in Windsor's downtown. (Lamia Abozaid/CBC)

Despite operating illegally, FunGuyz has a growing list of stores, largely in Ontario. There are 23 locations listed on the FunGuyz website, which does not yet mention the Chatham store.

The downtown Windsor's location has been raided by police multiple times since it opened last summer.

Spokespeople for the business have previously told CBC News that they are fighting for legalization and will reopen locations that get raided.

"We're not out here selling to kids, you know, we're not bothering anyone, we open up doors... to the public. That's all," said one spokesperson who gave the name Edgars Gorbans in a July 2023 interview.

Gorbans later admitted he gave CBC News a fake name.

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