June 4, 2019
Oakland, CA Decriminalizes the Cultivation and Possession of Some Psychedelics
The effort was led by the group Decriminalize Nature Oakland.
Timeline of Psychedelic Political Events
May 7, 2019
Denver Votes to Deprioritize the Enforcement of Psilocybin Mushroom Offenses
Personal use and possession of psilocybin mushrooms has become a low priority for Denver law enforcement.
January 2016
Austria Decriminalizes Psilocybin Mushrooms
Possession of psilocybin mushrooms is decriminalized in Austria.
August 12, 2015
Russia Bans Reddit For Post on Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms
Russia bans the Reddit website after a thread discusses how to grow psilocybin mushrooms.
November 2012
Washington is the First US State to Legalize Marijuana
Washington Initiative 502 legalized marijuana use by adults age 21 and over.
January 19, 2011
DEA Puts 5-MeO-DMT on Schedule I
US Drug Enforcement Administration Puts 5-MeO-DMT on Schedule I.
2009
Czech Republic Decriminalizes Psilocybin
Possession of up to 40 psilocybin mushrooms is decriminalized in the Czech Republic.
December 2008
The Netherlands Sets Limits on Fresh and Dried Psilocybin Mushrooms
The Netherlands prohibits the possession of over 5.0 g of fresh or 0.5 g of dry psychoactive mushrooms.
September 2008
Finland Outlaws Psilocybe Mushrooms
New section added to the penal code in Finland prohibits growing or attempting to grow Psilocybe mushrooms.
January 31, 2006
Ireland Bans Fresh Psilocybin Mushrooms
Ireland makes unprepared psilocybin mushrooms illegal.
July 18, 2005
UK Bans Fresh Psilocybin Mushrooms
The new UK Drugs Act 2005 goes into effect, banning fresh psilocybin mushrooms.
June 14, 2005
New Mexico Court Rules Growing Psilocybin Mushrooms for Personal Use is Not Considered “Manufacturing of a Controlled Substance”
New Mexico court rules growing psilocybin mushrooms for personal use is not the same as "manufacturing of a controlled substance."
June 2002
Japan Outlaws Psilocybin Mushrooms
Japanese government makes it illegal to use, produce, traffic, grow, and/or possess psilocybin mushrooms.
2002
UK Law Makes it Legal to Possess Unprepared Psilocybin Mushrooms
Possession and sale of unprepared psilocybin mushrooms become legal in the UK
July 2001
Denmark Makes Psilocybin Mushrooms Illegal
Danish Ministry of Health makes growing, collecting, possession, sale, and processing of psilocybin mushrooms illegal.
July 2001
Portugal Decriminalizes All Drugs
Portugal's drug policy decriminalizes the possession of all drugs providing the amount possessed is no more than a 10-day supply.
2001
Germany Expands Mushroom Laws
Germany expands the scope of Executive Order 698 of 1993 to include more aspects of psilocybin mushrooms including seeds, spores, and cell cultures.
January 22, 1998
Belgium Outlaws Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
Royal Decree in Belgium prohibits the possession and sale of hallucinogenic mushrooms.
November 1997
Sweden Adds Psilocybin to Schedule I
Sweden adds Psilocybe semilanceata to their schedule I drug list as a narcotic.
June 18, 1997
Iowa Court Rules Florida v. Fiske Does Not Apply Because Defendant Knew Mushrooms Would Be Used to Make Psilocybin
Iowa Supreme Court rules that the State of Florida v Fiske does not apply in the case of a man who knew the mushrooms he picked were going to be used to make psilocybin.
1996
Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act Begins
Canada enacts the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act which places psilocybin and psilocin on their schedule III drug list.
June 1995
Indiana Court Rules Florida v. Fiske Does Not Apply Because Defendant Knew Mushrooms Contained Psilocybin
Indiana Court of Appeals rules that Florida v. Fiske does not apply in the case of a man found with dried psilocybin mushrooms because the defendant knew they contained psilocybin.
1993
Germany Prohibits Cultivation of Psilocybin Mushrooms
Germany enacts Executive Order 698 prohibiting the cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms.
March 12, 1990
Mycology Research Center has DEA Registration Revoked for Letting Visitors Keep Psilocybin Mushrooms
A mushroom research center in Florida has its DEA license revoked for providing psilocybin mushrooms to unlicensed people.