Plain-language guide to California’s psilocybin, MDMA, and psychedelic laws — what’s legal, what isn’t, and what may change.
No state-level decriminalization. SB 58 (2023) passed the legislature but was vetoed by Governor Newsom. SB 1012 (2024) failed. SB 751 (2025) advancing through the senate as of 2026 and could create a regulated therapeutic access framework.
The following cities in California have passed resolutions directing local police to treat entheogenic plant and fungi enforcement as the lowest priority: Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley, Arcata, Eureka.
California's six city-level deprioritization resolutions (Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley, Arcata, Eureka) direct local police to make entheogen enforcement the lowest priority — but these are not legal protections. State and federal prosecutors are not bound by city resolutions. Psilocybin mushrooms are Schedule I under California Health & Safety Code §11054(d)(13) and federal law. There is no legal pathway to purchase, possess, or consume them in California as of 2026.
As of 2026, California does not have a licensed psilocybin access program. Legal options for residents include:
No. Psilocybin (the active compound in magic mushrooms) is Schedule I under California Health & Safety Code §11054(d)(13) and under federal law. Governor Newsom vetoed SB 58 in September 2023. SB 1012 (2024) failed. SB 751 (2025) is the current bill advancing through the legislature and could create a regulated access framework, but it has not passed into law. Until it does, possession or distribution of psilocybin mushrooms in California is a criminal offense.
No. Los Angeles has not passed a deprioritization resolution for psilocybin mushrooms as of 2026. California state law classifies psilocybin as Schedule I, and that applies in Los Angeles the same as everywhere else in California.
Not legally. San Francisco passed a city council resolution in November 2022 directing the SFPD to make enforcement of entheogenic plant and fungi laws the lowest priority. This is a deprioritization policy, not a legalization — it does not make psilocybin mushrooms legal, and it does not bind the California Highway Patrol, state narcotics agents, or federal DEA.
Oakland was the first US city to pass an entheogen deprioritization resolution (June 2019). The resolution directs police not to prioritize enforcement of natural plant medicine laws. Psilocybin mushrooms remain Schedule I under state and federal law; the resolution is a policy directive, not a legal protection.
The leading bill is SB 751 (2025), authored by Senator Wiener. If it passes and is signed by the Governor, it would establish a regulated facilitated-use framework similar to Oregon's Measure 109. As of 2026 the bill is advancing through the legislature but has not been signed. There is no guaranteed timeline.
No. Transporting psilocybin mushrooms across state lines is a federal offense under the Controlled Substances Act, regardless of the legality in the originating state. Oregon's licensed service centers are also prohibited from allowing off-site consumption of product.