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Administration at a magic mushroom dispensary in downtown Chatham doesn’t anticipate to face authorized repercussions for promoting unlawful medicine.
The supervisor of Enjoyable Guyz in Chatham, who offered the identify Matt Cohen, stated he isn’t involved that he might doubtlessly face prison costs for possession or trafficking of the unlawful drug psilocybin, which is usually present in magic mushrooms.
“I feel [police] they’re after the folks on the prime, who’re the bosses. I'm simply an worker on the finish of the day,” Cohen advised CKXS Information. “I do know if I'm accused of one thing, the house owners take excellent care of the workers. They spend some huge cash to maintain their legal professionals to maintain every little thing, so I'm not too fearful.
The dispensary, situated at 101 King St. W, is a part of a series of magic mushroom shops that operates primarily in Ontario. The Chatham location was raided twice by members of the Chatham-Kent Police Service Intelligence Unit final week, ensuing within the seizure of greater than $30,000 value of psilocybin.
Public information obtained by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent present the property is at present owned by Lentina Holdings Company. Repeated calls to the holding firm weren’t returned as of publication.
Cohen, a Toronto resident, stated the one purpose cops raid shops within the Enjoyable Guyz chain is due to complaints from the general public.
“The 2 raids that occurred in Chatham; Not one of the staff had been really charged … the police in Chatham had been very good and pleasant and clearly we admire them doing their job, we respect that,” Cohen advised CKXS Information. “The neighborhood and the police don't actually care as a result of they’ve rather more essential issues to take care of than psilocybin.”
Cohen added that the Enjoyable Guyz firm favors the legalization of psilocybin and is utilizing its 23 brick-and-mortar shops in Ontario to push for that aim.
“We are literally on the forefront of creating it totally authorized in Canada. We’ve an energetic case out of London and we’re preventing below the correct of the Structure … and in addition for freedom of thought,” he stated. “We consider [psilocybin] it has many advantages for psychological well being points like despair, anxiousness and issues like habit.
The Chatham-Kent Police Service stated an energetic investigation into the dispensary stays ongoing and authorities are in search of a long-term answer to handle the power.
Enjoyable Guyz Supervisor shouldn’t be afraid of drug costs
