At the United States federal level, psilocybin is listed as a Schedule I drug. This means the use, sale and possession of psilocybin in the U.S. is illegal under federal law. For the current state-by-state and local updates on the decriminalization of psychedelics, please see our regularly updated blog.
Although we can’t provide recommendations on how to obtain psilocybin given its current legal status, we can provide some information on how psilocybin can be accessed within state and local regulations. For example, in Colorado, individuals can grow and consume psilocybin and psilocybin mushrooms and their derivatives for personal use.
- You can legally access psychedelic assisted therapy in the U.S. through registered clinical trials. Here’s a list of currently recruiting U.S. clinical trials using psilocybin. ClinicalTrials.gov is a registry of clinical trials run by the United States National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health, and holds registrations from over 444,000 trials from 221 countries.
- Colorado and Oregon, have established state-regulated programs for psilocybin therapy. Althea maintains a practitioner directory of state-licensed facilitators.
- Outside of the U.S., some countries (including Australia, Brazil, Czechia, Jamaica, Nepal, New Zealand and The Netherlands) have less restrictions on psilocybin-containing mushrooms and other psychedelics.
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