Psilocybin Laws in Maryland

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

Short answer: Psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance in Maryland, because Maryland's Schedule I includes substances the federal government designates as Schedule I (unless the Maryland Department of Health objects), and federal law lists psilocybin and psilocyn in Schedule I. Md. Code, Crim. Law §§5-402(a)(3), 5-601(c)(1)

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)	Psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance in Maryland, because Maryland's Schedule I includes substances the federal government designates as Schedule I (unless the Maryland Department of Health objects), and federal law lists psilocybin and psilocyn in Schedule I. Possessing it is a misdemeanor: up to 1 year and/or a $5,000 fine for a first conviction, up to 18 months for a second or third, and up to 2 years for a fourth or later. §5-402: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=gcr&section=5-402. Federal listing checked in the DEA's alphabetical list of controlled substances (Psilocybin, CSCN 7437, Schedule I; Psilocyn, 7438, Schedule I): https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf Source: Md. Code, Crim. Law §§5-402(a)(3), 5-601(c)(1)

Magic mushrooms (psilocybin)

Psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance in Maryland, because Maryland's Schedule I includes substances the federal government designates as Schedule I (unless the Maryland Department of Health objects), and federal law lists psilocybin and psilocyn in Schedule I. Possessing it is a misdemeanor: up to 1 year and/or a $5,000 fine for a first conviction, up to 18 months for a second or third, and up to 2 years for a fourth or later.

§5-402: https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?enactments=false&article=gcr&section=5-402. Federal listing checked in the DEA's alphabetical list of controlled substances (Psilocybin, CSCN 7437, Schedule I; Psilocyn, 7438, Schedule I): https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/schedules/orangebook/c_cs_alpha.pdf

Source: Md. Code, Crim. Law §§5-402(a)(3), 5-601(c)(1)

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