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Psilocybin legal status, legislation & access — 2025

State status
City-level only
Federal scheduling
Schedule I
Key legislation
SB 58 (2023)
Last reviewed
January 2025

Enforcement context

California has no statewide decriminalisation or regulated access framework as of 2025. Two statewide bills — SB 58 and SB 1012 — were vetoed by Governor Newsom. Enforcement is de-prioritised in several major cities through local ordinances, but possession remains a state misdemeanour outside those jurisdictions. Oakland's 2019 resolution was the first in the US to deprioritise enforcement of natural entheogen laws.

Ballot measure history

Relevant statutes

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Cal. H&S § 11054(d)(19) Controlled Substances Act — psilocybin/psilocin classification leginfo.legislature.ca.gov ↗

Decriminalised cities

The following cities have enacted local decriminalisation ordinances or de-prioritisation policies.

Oakland
Decriminalised
San Francisco
Decriminalised
Santa Cruz
Decriminalised
Arcata
Decriminalised
Berkeley
Decriminalised