Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in District of Columbia?
District of Columbia 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
DecriminalizedCitywide Initiative 81 (2020, effective 2021) makes enforcement against entheogenic plants & fungi the lowest police priority; remains Schedule I, no lawful supply or therapeutic program (district-wide, not a regulated access program).
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalSchedule I; Initiative 81 covers only plant/fungi entheogens, not synthetic MDMA; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
DecriminalizedIboga/ibogaine (entheogenic plant) covered by Initiative 81 lowest-priority enforcement; remains illegal, no lawful supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
DecriminalizedAyahuasca / naturally occurring DMT covered by Initiative 81 lowest-priority enforcement; remains illegal, no lawful supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
DecriminalizedMescaline-bearing cacti covered by Initiative 81 lowest-priority enforcement; remains illegal, 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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