The London (Canada) Free Press
The cash-only stores sell a range of magic mushrooms – a drug that remains illegal in Canada – and other products containing psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic that can produce a range of effects, including altered perception and intense emotions.
Police have launched more than 120 raids on Fun Guyz stores and warehouses since the chain began operating in 2023, said the company spokesperson, who declined to provide his name, citing the legal status of the business.
“Obviously, when they raid a store they take a lot of products. The product costs money. It’s very hard with those losses to keep operating,” he said.
“We just can’t keep up the fight anymore.”
Fun Guyz would continue to operate as an online-only business after the brick-and-mortar shops closed, he said.
But the London outlet at 256 Richmond St., north of Horton Street, remained open Thursday. An employee inside said she was recently called back to work but didn’t have any other information.
The Fun Guyz spokesperson said he didn’t know the London shop is still operating.
“I don’t work with the London location,” he said Thursday.
