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Most Canadian psilocybin dispensaries offer online sales while making unsubstantiated health claims and omitting important risks, according to a new study sounding the alarm about the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms.
The study, published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open, identified 57 storefront dispensaries across Canada that were operating last May. Fifty of those had websites and offered delivery.
“This cross-sectional study found that unlicensed psilocybin dispensaries are currently present in 35.7 per cent of cities in Canada,” it concludes.
“Most dispensaries are part of organized chains with access to online ordering and delivery and processed psilocybin-infused edible products (e.g. candies and chocolates). Dispensaries made a wide variety of health claims about the benefits of psilocybin use, which remain unsupported by current scientific evidence. There is a need to continue monitoring the growth of the emerging unlicensed psilocybin market, alongside related product use and outcomes.”
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While the production, sale, and possession of psilocybin remain unlicensed in Canada unless authorized by Health Canada, brick-and-mortar psychedelic dispensing stores and online sellers are widely reported across Canada.17-20 To our knowledge, no research has been conducted on the number and characteristics of these stores, including their location, their product offerings, website content, and online marketing. To address this gap, this study aimed to describe access to and the characteristics of psilocybin dispensaries in Canada and the health claims and health warnings made on dispensary websites.
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