Psilocybin law · AL
Is psilocybin legal in Alabama?
Psilocybin is illegal in Alabama: it is a Schedule I controlled substance under Ala. Code 20-2-23, and possessing any amount is a Class D felony.
Psilocybin is a controlled substance under state law with no programme for its use. Last checked 26 Oct 2026. Pending bills are re-checked weekly against the legislature; last change recorded 26 Oct 2026. Not legal advice.
Current status
- Psilocybin and psilocyn are listed as hallucinogenic substances in Schedule I of the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act, Ala. Code 20-2-23(b)(3)(o) and (p). (Alabama Legislature, current page)
Decriminalized cities and counties
None found as of 26 Oct 2026.
A local lowest-priority measure tells city or county police and prosecutors where to spend their time. It does not change state or federal law, and state or federal officers can still enforce it.
Bills
We found no psilocybin or psychedelic bill in the 2025 or 2026 sessions, as of 26 Oct 2026.
Penalties
- Possessing a controlled substance listed in Schedules I through V without authorization is unlawful possession of a controlled substance, a Class D felony (Ala. Code 13A-12-212(a)(1) and (b)). (Alabama Legislature, current page)
- A Class D felony carries a prison term of not less than one year and one day and not more than five years (Ala. Code 13A-5-6(a)(4)). (Alabama Legislature, current page)
Federal law applies in Alabama too
- Peyote and mescaline are listed in Schedule I(c) of the Controlled Substances Act, as are psilocybin, psilocyn, DMT and ibogaine. (Legal Information Institute (Cornell) reproducing the U.S. Code, current)
- Outside the exemptions, distributing a Schedule I substance not named in the large-quantity tiers carries up to 20 years and a fine of up to $1,000,000 for an individual on a first offence (21 U.S.C. 841(b)(1)(C)); simple possession carries up to 1 year and a minimum fine of $1,000 on a first offence (21 U.S.C. 844(a)). (Legal Information Institute (Cornell) reproducing the U.S. Code, current; Legal Information Institute (Cornell) reproducing the U.S. Code, current)
Questions and answers
- Is psilocybin legal in Alabama?
- Psilocybin is illegal in Alabama: it is a Schedule I controlled substance under Ala. Code 20-2-23, and possessing any amount is a Class D felony.
- Has any city in Alabama decriminalized psilocybin?
- We found no city or county measure in Alabama that makes psilocybin a low enforcement priority, as of 26 Oct 2026.
- Are there psilocybin bills in Alabama?
- We found no psilocybin bill in the Alabama legislature's 2025 or 2026 sessions.
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