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California
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