Optimi Health has a reputation for cultivating high-quality psilocybin mushrooms at scale that’s unparalleled. Its two 10,000-square-foot facilities in Princeton, B.C., can produce up to 2,000 kilograms of dried psychedelic mushrooms a month. The company also produces spores, which it sells to people interested in growing their own mushrooms, as well as a variety of mushroom-infused products for sale.

In Canada Shrooms – organicshroomcanada.co  contain hallucinogens that can cause you to see, hear or feel things that aren’t there and have a number of side effects such as anxiety, fear, nausea, muscle twitches and increased heart rate. They’re a Schedule I drug, which means they’re illegal to grow, possess or sell unless authorized by Health Canada.

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But as more research and trials uncover the potential of psychedelics to treat mental illness, depression and addiction, laws around mushrooms could change. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has a trial underway to test whether psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, can help people suffering from treatment-resistant depression. And Ottawa Hospital has a pending trial to test if the same psychedelic experience experienced by volunteers in the ’60s can help people with end-of-life distress.

Despite that, there is no grey area in the law for mushrooms; the only way they can be legally accessed is if Health Canada grants them a Section 56 exemption or Special Access Program request. This can only happen if they’re grown with a registered doctor, psychologist or psychotherapist as the project leader and with the proper paperwork in place.