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A Vancouver city panel has voted to reinstate the business licence of a magic mushroom dispensary.
Advocate Dana Larsen runs three mushroom dispensaries. Last year, the city’s chief licence inspector suspended the licence of his West Broadway location, noting it only allowed the store to sell gifts and novelties.
But two Green Party councillors, Pete Fry and Adriane Carr, argued there isn’t a clear licence category for the business to apply to. They also argued magic mushrooms have clear harm-reduction benefits.
Council has told the Chief License Inspector to reinstate our business license!
— Dana Larsen (@DanaLarsen) March 5, 2024
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Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim condemned the decision.
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“We are extremely disappointed in the decision made by councillors Fry and Carr to use their role at a Business Licence Hearing to engage in activism