Psilocybin Laws in Connecticut

How Connecticut law treats magic mushrooms (psilocybin), from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Psilocybin and psilocyn are listed as Schedule I controlled substances in the Department of Consumer Protection's controlled-substance regulations. Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 21a-243-7(c); Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-279(a), 17a-484g

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)	Psilocybin and psilocyn are listed as Schedule I controlled substances in the Department of Consumer Protection's controlled-substance regulations. Possessing any quantity of a controlled substance other than cannabis is a class A misdemeanor (up to 1 year); for a second offense the court may suspend prosecution of a drug-dependent person and order treatment, and a later offense can bring persistent-offender sentencing. There is no legal psilocybin market; the law did create a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program (run by a medical school under an FDA-approved research protocol, due by January 1, 2023) for veterans, retired first responders and direct care health care workers. Schedule I list read in the Department of Consumer Protection's 2026 regulation amendment filing that sets out § 21a-243-7 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/rrdata/pr/2026REG2026-003-RC.PDF). Pilot program: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm . Class penalties (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-35a, 53a-36, 53a-41, 53a-42, from the existing state record): class B felony 1 to 20 years, up to $15,000; class C 1 to 10 years, $10,000; class D up to 5 years, $5,000; class E up to 3 years, $3,500; class A misdemeanor up to 1 year, $2,000. Source: Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 21a-243-7(c); Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-279(a), 17a-484g

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)

Psilocybin and psilocyn are listed as Schedule I controlled substances in the Department of Consumer Protection's controlled-substance regulations. Possessing any quantity of a controlled substance other than cannabis is a class A misdemeanor (up to 1 year); for a second offense the court may suspend prosecution of a drug-dependent person and order treatment, and a later offense can bring persistent-offender sentencing. There is no legal psilocybin market; the law did create a psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program (run by a medical school under an FDA-approved research protocol, due by January 1, 2023) for veterans, retired first responders and direct care health care workers.

Schedule I list read in the Department of Consumer Protection's 2026 regulation amendment filing that sets out § 21a-243-7 (https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/rrdata/pr/2026REG2026-003-RC.PDF). Pilot program: https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_319i.htm . Class penalties (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 53a-35a, 53a-36, 53a-41, 53a-42, from the existing state record): class B felony 1 to 20 years, up to $15,000; class C 1 to 10 years, $10,000; class D up to 5 years, $5,000; class E up to 3 years, $3,500; class A misdemeanor up to 1 year, $2,000.

Source: Regs. Conn. State Agencies § 21a-243-7(c); Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 21a-279(a), 17a-484g

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