raid no. 7? again and again, windsor police bust downtown magic mushroom dispensary
in perhaps the seventh time in less than two years, win...
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in perhaps the seventh time in less than two years, windsor police have busted a downtown magic mushroom business that keeps sprouting back up on ouellette avenue.
in the latest crackdown at the now-familiar location, officers with the windsor police service’s drugs and guns unit executed a search warrant wednesday at a commercial storefront in the 300 block of ouellette avenue.
investigators said almost $30,000 in illegal drugs was seized from the dispensary that sells illegal psilocybin products.
police said they confiscated 217 bags of dried psilocybin, commonly known as magic mushrooms, 94 containers of psilocybin tablets, 55 psilocybin chocolate bars, 36 packages of psilocybin gummy bears, six dimethyltryptamine (dmt) vapes, six containers of dried psilocybin and $600 cash.
a 33-year-old employee was charged with possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking.
since july 2023, officers have repeatedly raided the same storefront location, seizing in excess of $200,000 worth of psilocybin-infused products.
in response to the downtown windsor business that openly sells magic mushrooms, city police vowed in july 2023 to hold “criminally accountable” anyone in possession of or trafficking in outlawed substances.
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sales of products containing the hallucinogen psilocybin are illegal in canada.
fun guyz, which originally set up franchise operations in downtown windsor and across ontario in 2023, announced last november that it was shutting down after ‘hundreds’ of police raids. the same ouellette avenue location was busted again this january.
busted — again. the funguyz magic mushrooms dispensary on ouellette avenue in downtown windsor is shown on jan. 8, 2025. city police have repeatedly raided the location, most recently may 7, 2025.
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windsor star
the former funguyz magic mushrooms dispensary on ouellette avenue in downtown is shown on tuesday, january 14, 2025. all signage had been removed from the storefront and the interior is empty.
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windsor star
at the time of those openings and initial raids, the company stated its efforts were aimed at having magic mushrooms legalized in canada. advocates tout the natural product’s benefits in helping those suffering from anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress disorder.
but police point to health canada warnings that taking magic mushrooms can cause people to “see, hear or feel things that are not there, or to experience anxiety, fear, nausea and muscle twitches accompanied by increased heart rate and blood pressure.”
windsor police said its investigation is ongoing.
anyone with further information is asked to call the windsor police drugs and guns unit at 519-255-6700, ext. 4361 or contact windsor & essex county crime stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (tips) or online at catchcrooks.com.
windsor police seized almost $30,000 in magic mushroom products may 7, 2025, from downtown windsor store.
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