Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in California?
California has decriminalized personal use of at least one psychedelic, but supervised therapeutic use is not yet a regulated pathway.
Status by substance
State-level status for lawful supervised therapeutic use. Regardless of state law, classic psychedelics remain Schedule I federally. Last reviewed 2026-06.
Psilocybin
DecriminalizedStatewide Schedule I — no state therapeutic program (SB 58 vetoed 2023). Local-only: Oakland, Santa Cruz, San Francisco, Berkeley, Arcata, Eureka deprioritize enforcement; municipal only, no lawful state supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalSchedule I statewide; no state therapeutic pathway. SB 58 (which would have included MDMA) was vetoed.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalSchedule I statewide; no state therapeutic pathway. Some city deprioritization resolutions name entheogenic plants but not synthetic ibogaine; treated as more restrictive.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
DecriminalizedDMT Schedule I statewide; Oakland/Santa Cruz/SF/Berkeley/Arcata/Eureka deprioritize entheogenic plants & fungi including ayahuasca; municipal only, no lawful supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
DecriminalizedMescaline Schedule I statewide; several cities deprioritize entheogenic cacti (non-peyote); municipal only, no lawful supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Prescription / off-label clinic-based therapeutic use (Schedule III).
Official source (2026-06) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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