Psilocybin Laws in Kentucky

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

Short answer: Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in Kentucky, because Kentucky schedules every substance listed in federal Schedule I (21 C.F.R. 1308.11), which includes them. 902 KAR 55:015, Section 1(1); 21 C.F.R. 1308.11; KRS 218A.1416

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)	Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in Kentucky, because Kentucky schedules every substance listed in federal Schedule I (21 C.F.R. 1308.11), which includes them. Possessing a Schedule I substance that is not a narcotic drug is possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, a Class A misdemeanor (up to 12 months and $500). Kentucky has no state psilocybin program or decriminalization law in its controlled substances statutes. Schedule incorporation: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/ ; federal list: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1308/section-1308.11 ; 'narcotic drug' definition (opiates, coca): KRS 218A.010. The absence statement is based on the KRS chapter 218A section list and the scheduling regulation, not a full read of every section. Source: 902 KAR 55:015, Section 1(1); 21 C.F.R. 1308.11; KRS 218A.1416

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)

Psilocybin and psilocyn are Schedule I controlled substances in Kentucky, because Kentucky schedules every substance listed in federal Schedule I (21 C.F.R. 1308.11), which includes them. Possessing a Schedule I substance that is not a narcotic drug is possession of a controlled substance in the second degree, a Class A misdemeanor (up to 12 months and $500). Kentucky has no state psilocybin program or decriminalization law in its controlled substances statutes.

Schedule incorporation: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/902/055/015/ ; federal list: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-II/part-1308/section-1308.11 ; 'narcotic drug' definition (opiates, coca): KRS 218A.010. The absence statement is based on the KRS chapter 218A section list and the scheduling regulation, not a full read of every section.

Source: 902 KAR 55:015, Section 1(1); 21 C.F.R. 1308.11; KRS 218A.1416

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