Microdosing mushrooms canada, also known as magic mushrooms, is a controlled substance in Canada, which means that it’s illegal to grow, possess or sell it unless you have a license from Health Canada. But some people in the country are ignoring that law, and a new generation of consumers is embracing microdosing as a safe way to improve their mental wellbeing.

In Toronto, dispensaries with names like Fun Guyz and Shroom City display paintings of colorful fungi on their storefronts to welcome customers and goad authorities. A small but growing number of them are getting Health Canada exemptions to provide psychedelic mushrooms for end-of-life patients with incurable diseases. Then, when combined with psychotherapy, the drugs can ease their anxiety and depression and help them accept death.

Microdosing Mushrooms in Canada: Legalities and Access

University of Guelph sociologist Andrew Hathaway says the mushroom craze is similar to the cannabis boom that preceded legalization in 2022. But he says it’s unlikely to lead to federal legislation that would make psilocybin legal across the country. “What we need are more randomized placebo-controlled trials of psychedelic microdosing,” he says. “But that’s not going to happen in the near future.”

Stacey Chiarenza started making psilocybin capsules in late 2018 and began selling them online, charging $2.50 a dose to keep prices low and make her medicine accessible. She hasn’t been busted, and she believes that the government isn’t focused on shutting down distributors.

The psilocybin-based medicine isn’t widely available in stores, but the government has granted dozens of exemptions in the past year to allow patients with end-of-life cancer and healers to use psychedelics. And if that trend continues, Hathaway says it could spark a movement to change the nation’s drug laws to match those in places like Spain and Belgium, where the drugs are legal for recreational use.