Policy Tracker · Psilocybin · United States
Is psilocybin legal in District of Columbia?
Not fully — psilocybin is decriminalized in District of Columbia, which reduces penalties but does not make it legal.
Recorded status
Decriminalized
Initiative 81 (D.C. Law 23-268, effective March 16, 2021) makes non-commercial planting, possessing and use of psilocybin mushrooms by adults 18+ among the police's lowest enforcement priorities (D.C. Code § 48-921.52). It does not legalize sale, and federal law still applies.
Psilocybin remains a Schedule I substance under US federal law regardless of state rules.
Source
D.C. Code § 48-921.52 — Entheogenic plants and fungi · code.dccouncil.gov
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