Is psilocybin legal in Utah?

Current status

• Psilocybin and psilocyn are listed in Schedule I of the Utah Controlled Substances Act, Utah Code 58-37-108(2)(a)(iii)(Y) and (Z) (formerly 58-37-4, renumbered effective 6 May 2026). (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026; Utah State Legislature, 7 May 2025)

• Under Utah Code 58-37-309, a qualifying healthcare system may develop a behavioral health treatment program using a form of psilocybin or MDMA that is in FDA Phase 3 testing, if the system determines the treatment is supported by a broad collection of scientific and medical research. (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026)
• Qualifying healthcare systems are a privately owned, non-profit, vertically integrated system operating at least 15 licensed hospitals in Utah, or a system closely affiliated with a Utah institution of higher education or a private postsecondary institution. (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026)
• Treatment must be under the direct supervision and control of the healthcare system and its licensed providers, and is limited to patients aged 18 or older. (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026)
• Participating healthcare systems had to report to the Health and Human Services Interim Committee before 1 July 2026 on drugs used, patient outcomes and side effects. The section is marked as affected by repeal provision 63I-1-258 on 1 July 2027. (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026)
• The program was created by S.B. 266 (2024), which became law without the Governor's signature on 21 March 2024. (Utah State Legislature, 21 Mar 2024)
• H.B. 167 (2022) created the Mental Illness Psychotherapy Drug Task Force to study and make recommendations on drugs that may assist in treating mental illness; the bill set the task force to be repealed on 31 December 2023. (Utah State Legislature, 2022; Utah State Legislature, 22 Mar 2022)

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.

Penalties

• Possessing or using a Schedule I substance is a class A misdemeanor on a first or second conviction (Utah Code 76-18-207(3)(c)), punishable by up to 364 days in jail (76-3-204) and a fine of up to $2,500 (76-3-301). A third conviction within seven years can be a third-degree felony (76-18-207(3)(b)). (Utah State Legislature, 6 May 2026; Utah State Legislature, current page; Utah State Legislature, current page)

Federal law applies in Utah 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 Utah?

Psilocybin is illegal in Utah for general use: it is a Schedule I controlled substance under Utah Code 58-37-108, but a 2024 law lets qualifying healthcare systems run supervised behavioral health treatment programs using psilocybin.

Has any city in Utah decriminalized psilocybin?

We found no city or county measure in Utah that makes psilocybin a low enforcement priority, as of 26 Oct 2026.

Are there psilocybin bills in Utah?

None is pending. Recent bills: S.B. 248, Enacting clause struck and filed in the Senate (died); H.B. 301, Signed by the Governor 24 March 2026.

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