Psilocybin Mushroom Debate Heats Up In Detroit As The City Raids Healing Shack
The Psychedelic Healing Shack in Detroit, a center promoting spiritual healing with psilocybin mushrooms, is embroiled in a legal battle with the city following a raid in September 2024. The establishment was shut down after an undercover officer allegedly purchased psilocybin mushrooms from owner Robert “Dr. Bob” Pizzimenti. As Metro Times reported, despite the closure, Pizzimenti remains defiant, arguing that the use of mushrooms is a fundamental part of his religious practice.
The City’s Legal Response
In the wake of the raid, Detroit authorities are firm in their stance, threatening to permanently close the Psychedelic Healing Shack unless Pizzimenti agrees to a consent agreement. “It is against the law to sell marijuana without a license,” said Conrad Mallett Jr., Detroit’s corporation counsel. “It is against the law to sell psychedelic mushrooms.” The city claims that Pizzimenti attempted to hide behind religious freedoms to justify illegal activities, a position the city has historically challenged in similar cases.
The raid resulted in the …