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Psilocybin Laws in District of Columbia

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

Short answer: Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in D.C., and possessing a controlled substance without authorization is a misdemeanor (up to 180 days). Since Initiative 81 (D.C. D.C. Code §§ 48-902.04(3)(R)-(S), 48-904.01(d), 48-921.52

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in D.C., and possessing a controlled substance without authorization is a misdemeanor (up to 180 days). Since Initiative 81 (D.C. Law 23-268, March 16, 2021), the Metropolitan Police Department treats noncommercial growing, buying, transporting, distributing and possessing of natural entheogenic plants and fungi (those containing psilocybin, psilocyn, ibogaine, DMT or mescaline) by people 18 or older as among its lowest enforcement priorities. This does not legalize the substances and does not change enforcement of impaired-driving or drug-free-zone laws.
Source: D.C. Code §§ 48-902.04(3)(R)-(S), 48-904.01(d), 48-921.52

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Are magic mushrooms legal in District of Columbia?
Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in D.C., and possessing a controlled substance without authorization is a misdemeanor (up to 180 days). Since Initiative 81 (D.C. Law 23-268, March 16, 2021), the Metropolitan Police Department treats noncommercial growing, buying, transporting, distributing and possessing of natural entheogenic plants and fungi (those containing psilocybin, psilocyn, ibogaine, DMT or mescaline) by people 18 or older as among its lowest enforcement priorities. This does not legalize the substances and does not change enforcement of impaired-driving or drug-free-zone laws.

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