"Magic" mushrooms are a wild variety that in their natural state contain psilocybin, a restricted drug under Schedule III of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, S.C. 1996, c. 19.
Cases that have considered whether magic mushrooms constitute a prohibited substance include:
- R. v. Cartier (1980), 54 C.C.C. (2d) 32 (Alta. C.A.)
- R. v. Dunn (1982), [1983] 2 W.W.R. 1 (S.C.C.)
- R. v. Guthro 1990 CanLII 1022 (BC CA)
- R. v. Hansen [1979] B.C.D. Crim. 5815-03 (C.A.)
- R. v. McKee, 1997 CanLII 3301 (BC CA)
- R. v. Parnell [1979], 51 C.C.C. (2d) 413 (B.C.C.A.)
References
- Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, SC 1996, c. 19, Schedule III – Justice Laws
- R. v. Cartier (1980), 54 C.C.C. (2d) 32 (Alta. C.A.) – CanLII
- R. v. Dunn [1983] 2 W.W.R. 1 (S.C.C.) – CanLII
- R. v. Guthro 1990 CanLII 1022 (BC CA) – CanLII
- British Columbia decisions, criminal – onsite at Courthouse Libraries
- R. v. McKee, 1997 CanLII 3301 (BC CA) – CanLII
- R. v. Parnell [1979], 51 C.C.C. (2d) 413 (B.C.C.A.) – CanLII