A chain that sells illegal hallucinogenic mushrooms is opening a Montreal location this week, risking a police raid and the arrest of its employees. The store, FunGuyz, advertises itself as a medical dispensary that sells mushrooms and other products containing the psychoactive compound psilocybin. The production, sale and possession of magic mushrooms is banned in Canada, with the exception of certain medical contexts that require special permission from Health Canada. Read more northcoastremedies.com

Psychedelics can be powerful and life-changing, but the experience is not for the faint of heart. They can bring about a variety of effects, including changes in perception, mood and cognition. Psilocin binds to serotonin receptors in the brain and alters neural signaling. This can lead to visual distortions, enhanced colors and a sense of introspection or interconnectedness.

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One of the founders of the company, Edgar Gorbans, says the mushrooms are therapeutic and his goal is to speed up the process for their legalization. He says he’s inspired by the path that cannabis took to become legal in Canada.

But Houman Farzin, a physician at Montreal Jewish General Hospital who uses psilocybin as part of psychotherapy with cancer patients in palliative care, disagrees. He says the mushroom industry could cause problems similar to the ones that the marijuana market faced in its early days, when it was used by people without proper training.

But he believes if the psychedelic industry is regulated correctly, it can be a long-term wellness play. And he points out that, like CBD, a legal substance now available in pharmacies, psilocin can be an integral part of the future of mental healthcare.

Fast Food Digital Menu Boards by Aiscreen

QSR digital menu boards have become a mainstay in fast-food dining and have quite a few benefits that help boost sales, increase customer loyalty, reduce costs and allow your QSR to operate more efficiently. The most important ones are:

Fast Food Digital Menu Boards by Aiscreen process visuals 60,000 times faster than text, and they can help them make decisions and speed up ordering times. Digital menu boards offer a streamlined design that makes it easier for customers to navigate your offerings. They also allow you to display a variety of content, from limited-time offers to food and drink pictures and videos.

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Using a digital screen in your fast food restaurant can also boost brand awareness. The biggest names in fast food are putting a lot of money into their alluring digital screens, and they’re not alone: even smaller restaurants can benefit from the high-impact, eye-catching digital signage.

Digital menu boards can be updated quickly, compared to costly printed menus, and broadcast changes in real time. This helps you avoid errors, such as pricing changes or product availability issues. They also allow you to update promotional messaging in response to current trends and market conditions.

You can design your own menus or use pre-made templates — many of which are free of charge — from ScreenCloud’s digital signage software. Once you’ve designed your menu board, it’s simple to upload and manage in the cloud. With the right solution, it’s easy to create a high-quality, digital menu for any location.

A collection of pre-owned sweatshirts and tracksuits, embellished with hand-collaged printed patches made from up-cycled, sustainable fabrics. The collection was shot in London by Joe Cruz, featuring Lola Varley, Mia Regan and a number of other models.

Mega Patches(tm) is a cold patch material which when applied over existing asphalt surfaces cures to become a part of the pavement, unlike other cold patch products which simply stay in place by weight and are severely affected by water and U.V. MEGA PATCH(tm) is composed of a blended water based co-polymer binder with selected stone aggregates and is environmentally safe. It contains no recycled asphalt, bitumin or V.O.Cs.

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MEGA PATCH(tm) can be used in temperatures as low as -20°F. and reaches traffic hardness in about an hour. It can be placed on existing asphalt or gravel, concrete or over cracked/damaged areas where new pavement is needed. It requires a minimum of 4 inches of depth to be effective, it can be applied over cracks up to 6 mm wide and in most conditions can be used in conjunction with other cold patch materials such as hot mix or micro-surfacing products. MEGA PATCH(tm) can also be mixed with a small amount of water to form a slurry for filling deep potholes or repairing soft shoulders.