As the Los Angeles City Council Tuesday cracked down on a burgeoning medical-marijuana retail scene that might or might not have inspired a sprawling residential “grow-house” industry, authorities in Lake Los Angeles busted a rare grow house for psychedelic mushrooms.

Deputies were called to the home in the 40500 block of 159th Street East about 1:30 p.m. Monday after neighbors complained of trespassing at what they believed was a vacant home, Lancaster sheriff’s Sgt. Slade Carrizosa said. Authorities said they found a man and a woman growing the psilocybin mushrooms and stealing electricity as part of the operation.

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