Not much more police can do to stop magic mushroom sales, public safety analyst says [Video]

According to the former Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner, and current CTV News Public Safety Analyst Chris Lewis, there is not much more police can do about two magic mushroom stores open in the Region of Waterloo.

Since opening, the two magic mushroom stores, located in Cambridge and Kitchener, have been raided by Waterloo Regional Police multiple times.

Last Wednesday, police executed search warrants at the two FunGuyz locations. Officers returned to the shops on Saturday, to do more of the same. Police seized a large amount of magic mushrooms and cash, and arrested two people last week, followed by another two on the weekend.

Lewis says while the stores are illegal, it costs taxpayers every time police conduct a raid.

“So you’re taking a number of officers off what they normally would be doing,” he said. “There is no end to the work that’s available to them out there, so …