Amid a surge of interest in the magic mushroom dispensary, a new type of storefront is popping up across Canada: the mushroom dispensery. With names like FunGuyz, Shroom City and House of Mush, these storefronts offer up a rainbow of fungi for sale. Mushrooms contain psilocybin, a chemical that changes how the brain works and can cause hallucinate. In most places, consuming them for recreational purposes is illegal, unless you have a medical prescription. But some entrepreneurs are challenging that law, opening dispensaries where consumers can buy them, grow them or cook with them.

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The idea is to make it as easy as possible for people to access mushrooms, which can be found in nature and grown at home. Darren Lyman, 43, has opened a small co-op in a basement studio in downtown Vancouver. He advertises in Westword and other outlets, and says he typically gets three to five calls a day. Once a person has called ahead, they show up at the small storefront to get a mushroom education and talk about their intended use of the drugs. Lyman charges $30 per session, which includes four grams of blue-streaked Penis Envy mushrooms.

But the legality of his venture is still unclear. He is engaging in a form of civil disobedience, an addictions specialist at the Université de Montréal’s School of Psychoeducation tells CBC News, similar to how cannabis stores engaged in similar activities prior to the drug’s legalization. Regardless of whether the store is legal, he believes it’s providing an important service.