California Health & Safety Code §11054
State Schedule I controlled-substance list covering psilocybin and psilocin.
Open sourceNo. Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal statewide in California in 2026; six cities deprioritize enforcement, but that is not legal protection.
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.
State Schedule I controlled-substance list covering psilocybin and psilocin.
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No. Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal statewide in California in 2026; six cities deprioritize enforcement, but that is not legal protection.
No. Psilocybin mushrooms are Schedule I under California Health & Safety Code §11054. No state-level decriminalization or licensed program exists. Six cities have deprioritization resolutions (Oakland, SF, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Arcata, Eureka) — these are not legal protections.
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. Commercial psilocybin retreats are illegal across California as of 2026. Psilocybin and psilocin remain Schedule I under California Health & Safety Code §11054, and California prohibits possession, sale, transportation, manufacture, and cultivation. The six city-level deprioritization resolutions (Oakland, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Arcata, Berkeley, Eureka) direct local police to deprioritize enforcement, but they do not create legal authority for commercial retreat operations. The only legal psilocybin retreats accessible to California residents are in Oregon (Measure 109 service centers) and Colorado (Prop 122 healing centers).
Six California cities have passed entheogen deprioritization resolutions: Oakland (June 2019, all entheogens), Santa Cruz (January 2020), Arcata (October 2021), San Francisco (September 2022), Berkeley (July 2023), and Eureka (October 2023). All six are city council resolutions — not ballot initiatives — directing local police to deprioritize enforcement against personal possession and use. None of these resolutions legalize psilocybin or create a legal retreat or sale pathway. See our <a href="/guides/cities-that-decriminalized-psilocybin">full guide to US cities that decriminalized psilocybin</a> for the complete list and what each resolution covers.
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.
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