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Oregon voters passed a 2020 ballot measure making it the first state to both decriminalize psilocybin and also legalize its supervised use. [1] [2] Colorado followed with a similar measure in 2022. [3] The use, sale, and possession of psilocybin in the United States is illegal under federal law.
Here's why this is not weed 2.0 But the industry faces hurdles cannabis never did. The movement to legalize psychedelics comes with high hopes, and even higher costs
Illegal (Grow kits, spores, and mycelium legal) Psilocybin and psilocin are listed as narcotic drugs on Ley Nº 20.000. [49] There have been some recent reports of imprisonment for sale and possession of magic mushrooms in Chile, [50] [51] [52] as well as indications that their usage is getting more popular in the country. [53]
Psilocybin remains illegal at the federal level, and the ballot initiative would decriminalize small amounts of psilocybin possession, but not legalize it outright in the state.
Oregon legalized only one substance, psilocybin, for adult use. It opted to restrict access to the drug through licensed, for-profit therapy centers, barring home production and home use.
While psilocybin remains illegal nationally, the passage of the law made Oregon the first U.S. state to legalize the drug. Per the law, psilocybin must be used for "personal development" and grown and administered in licensed environments.
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, and it can penetrate the central nervous system, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. The compound comes from ...
Despite the legal restrictions on psilocybin use, the 1970s witnessed the emergence of psilocybin as the "entheogen of choice". [38]: 276 This was due in large part to wide dissemination of information on the topic, which included works such as those by Carlos Castaneda and several books that taught the technique of growing psilocybin mushrooms.