March 23, 1988
US Places MDMA on Schedule I
US Drug Enforcement Agency places MDMA on Schedule I.
Timeline of Psychedelic Legislation
1984
Mexico Prohibits Psilocybin and Psilocin
Mexican law prohibits psilocin and psilocybin.
February 21, 1971
United Nations Lists Psilocybin on Schedule I
United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances lists psilocybin as a Schedule I drug.
1971
UK Enacts the Misuse of Drugs Act
The UK enacts the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971, categorizing psilocybin as a Class A drug.
October 27, 1970
CSA Places Hallucinogens on Schedule I
The Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act is passed by the US Congress and psilocybin, LSD, and other hallucinogens are placed on Schedule I.
October 24, 1968
US Bans Posession of Psilocybin and Psilocin
Staggers-Dodd bill is passed, banning the possession of psilocybin and psilocin in the US.
June 1, 1966
France Classifies Psilocybin Mushroom as a Narcotic
France lists psilocybin mushrooms as a narcotic.
May 30, 1966
California is the First State to Outlaw LSD
California outlaws LSD.
February 24, 1921
Belgium Prohibits Cultivation of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
Belgium prohibits the cultivation of hallucinogenic mushrooms.