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Psilocybin legal status, legislation & access — 2025
State-level frameworks do not change federal controlled-substance status.
Status depends on the activity: possession, supervised administration, sale, transport, cultivation, research, and service provision may be treated differently.
What local context does not answer
Local context can explain policy history, state rules, city ordinances, public-health resources, and community support. It cannot determine whether a substance is safe, effective, lawful for a specific person, available through a specific channel, or appropriate for any individual.
Enforcement context
Washington has no statewide decriminalization or licensed access framework for psilocybin as of June 2026; psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled substance under the state Uniform Controlled Substances Act (RCW 69.50.204). SB 5263 — the Psilocybin Services Act — was enacted in 2023 but was scaled back from a service-center model to a Psilocybin Task Force and a University of Washington pilot program serving a small number of veterans and first responders with PTSD and alcohol-use disorder. The task force's 2024 report recommended a licensed-facilitator model similar to Oregon's, and follow-up access bills (SB 5201 and companion HB 1433, 2025) remain pending and have not become law. Several jurisdictions — Seattle (2021), Olympia, Port Townsend, Tacoma (2025), and Jefferson County — have passed local deprioritization resolutions, but these are policy directives, not legalization, and do not bind state or federal prosecutors. Federal Schedule I status applies statewide.
Cities in Washington
Local policy context
This section summarizes policy context. It is not legal advice or current-law verification.
Washington's path is legislature-and-task-force driven rather than ballot-driven. The 2023 Psilocybin Services Act started ambitious but was narrowed to a study task force and a University of Washington research pilot; a recommended licensed-services model has not yet been enacted. Meanwhile a wave of city deprioritization resolutions, led by Seattle in 2021, signals local pressure for statewide reform.
Legal and policy timeline
This timeline documents policy and legal history. It does not describe current access options.
- Oct 2021Official (city)Seattle deprioritizes entheogen enforcement
Seattle's City Council unanimously adopts Resolution 32021, making investigation and arrest for entheogen-related activity among the city's lowest law-enforcement priorities — at the time the largest U.S. city to do so.source →
- May 2023Official (state)SB 5263 enacted — task force and UW pilot
Washington enacts the Psilocybin Services Act, but in scaled-back form: it creates a Psilocybin Task Force and a University of Washington pilot for veterans and first responders, rather than the originally proposed licensed service centers.source →
- 2024NewsTask force recommends a licensed-services model
The state Psilocybin Task Force releases its final report recommending a licensed-facilitator framework similar to Oregon's; the legislature has not enacted such a program.source →
- Jan 2025Official (city)Tacoma joins the deprioritization wave
Tacoma's City Council unanimously adopts Resolution 41609, deprioritizing entheogen enforcement and urging statewide decriminalization — joining Seattle, Olympia, Port Townsend, and Jefferson County.source →
Ballot measure history
Frequently asked questions
Does Washington's psilocybin pilot create public access?
No. The pilot established under SB 5263 is a limited University of Washington research study for veterans and first responders. Statewide possession, sale, therapeutic services, and general public access remain prohibited as of June 19, 2026.
Does this page tell me where to access psilocybin in this state?
No. This page provides legal, policy, and public-health context. It does not list vendors, service centers, providers, sources, shipping options, or access routes.
Is a city deprioritization resolution the same as legalization?
No. A deprioritization resolution only directs local police to treat enforcement as a low priority. It does not change state or federal law, does not bind state or federal prosecutors, and does not create a legal market or a regulated access program.
Does state or city action change federal law?
No. State and federal law are separate systems. State-level programs and city resolutions do not erase federal controlled-substance status; psilocybin remains Schedule I federally.
Are the listed support resources psilocybin providers?
No. They are general mental-health, crisis, veteran, family, disability, or community-support resources. They are not psilocybin providers, access routes, or endorsements.
Mental-health and community-support resources
These are general mental-health, crisis, veteran, disability, family, and community-support resources for anyone in or near Washington. They are not psilocybin providers, psychedelic services, service centers, vendors, access pathways, or endorsements, and listing them is not a statement that psilocybin or microdosing is safe, legal, or effective as a treatment.
If there is immediate danger, a medical emergency, seizure, chest pain, severe confusion, or risk of self-harm or harm to others, contact emergency services (call 911) or call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) immediately.
Crisis and mental-health support
Community & peer support
Scope (National / Statewide / Local) indicates a resource's service area, not endorsement by this site.