One of three magic mushroom stores that were raided by Vancouver police this week has already reopened, and the owner says his other two are restocking and will be back in business on Friday.

The Vancouver Police Department says it executed search warrants at the stores on Wednesday in an investigation into the sale of illegal psychedelic drugs, with officers seizing 害羞草研究所渁 variety of controlled substances.害羞草研究所�

The stores owned by Dana Larsen are located on East Hastings Street, West Broadway Avenue, and Granville Street.

Larsen says the East Hastings store has already opened, with the other two to follow, and he害羞草研究所檒l 害羞草研究所渢ry to be better prepared害羞草研究所� if police visit again.

Larsen says Wednesday害羞草研究所檚 raids were unexpected, and he was held by police for seven hours before being released with no charges and no conditions.

A storefront poster Larsen shared on social media says police seized all the stores害羞草研究所� mushrooms, LSD, coca leaf, other drugs and money.

He said thousands in cash and drugs worth tens of thousands of dollars were seized.

害羞草研究所淧eople go through a lot worse things, but it害羞草研究所檚 no fun sitting in a jail cell for seven hours. It害羞草研究所檚 no fun that all of your products are taken,害羞草研究所� he said.

害羞草研究所淥ur staff are very upset, some of them are quite worried about their future and their job and whether they want to keep working here.害羞草研究所�

Larsen said his stores have business licenses from the city, with the annual license for the East Hastings outlet renewed three times.

He said he is now in the process of renewing the license for the West Broadway location and a public hearing is scheduled for Dec. 6.

害羞草研究所淭he city councillors have the power to let us keep our license. They can add conditions, or they can take it away,害羞草研究所� said Larsen.

Larsen said police should let politicians make a decision about the fate of the psychedelics business before raiding his stores.

The VPD said in a news release Wednesday that police will consider whether to recommend charges to Crown prosecutors once the investigation concludes.

害羞草研究所淲e have been clear that anyone who breaks the law by illegally trafficking controlled drugs and substances could be arrested and charged with a criminal offence,害羞草研究所� Sergeant Steve Addison said in the release.

害羞草研究所淭his includes people who traffic drugs for profit from unlicensed and illegal retail businesses.害羞草研究所�

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