A man who worked at a magic mushroom dispensary in downtown St. Catharines, an illegal enterprise described by a judge as “flagrant and notorious,” has been granted a conditional discharge.
Judge Andrew Brown said Philip Garcia had “diminished culpability” as he was not the mastermind behind the operation but merely the sole employee who happened to be behind the counter when police raided Fun Guyz in the spring of 2023.
Psilocybin mushrooms stand ready for harvest in a humidified “fruiting chamber” in the basement of a private home in July 2023 in Fairfield County, Conn.
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