Psilocybin remains illegal to possess in Connecticut, and the only lawful access is FDA-approved clinical research — including the state's small psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program, expanded in 2026.
Connecticut sits in an in-between place on psilocybin in 2026: still a prohibition state, but one that keeps inching toward reform. Possessing magic mushrooms remains a class A misdemeanor here, and a closely watched decriminalization bill — which would have swapped jail exposure for a $150 fine on amounts under half an ounce — passed the House in May 2025 only to stall in the Senate, the third session in a row a decrim measure failed. Where Connecticut has actually moved is research. In June 2026, Governor Lamont signed SB 191 (Public Act 26-108, effective July 1, 2026), expanding the state's psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program so that adults 18 and older who meet the administering medical school's clinical criteria can receive psilocybin- or MDMA-assisted therapy within FDA-approved studies; veterans, retired first responders, and direct care health care workers remain named in the statute. The program runs through Yale School of Medicine under the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, is funded only 'within available appropriations,' and has enrolled a small number of participants — it is a clinical trial, not a treatment clinic. For everyone else, there is no legal way to buy or use psilocybin in the state. Legal alternatives residents do have include microscopy-use spores, amanita muscaria products, and functional mushrooms, while licensed psilocybin access still means traveling to Oregon or Colorado.
Possession
Possessing any amount of psilocybin is a crime in Connecticut: under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-279(a)(1), possessing any quantity of any controlled substance other than cannabis is a class A misdemeanor. A decriminalization bill (HB 7065) passed the House in May 2025 but died in the Senate, so the fine-only approach never became law.
Cultivation
Growing psilocybin mushrooms is illegal. Psilocybin is a hallucinogenic substance under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-277(a), which covers manufacturing, and a first offense carries up to 15 years in prison and a fine of up to $50,000 — far more serious than simple possession.
Retail / purchase
No legal purchase of psilocybin exists in Connecticut in any form — there are no licensed dispensaries, service centers, or retail products. The only lawful routes to psilocybin in-state are FDA-authorized clinical research studies, including the state's psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program.
Licensed access in Connecticut
- Connecticut Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Pilot Program — program. Created by 2022 legislation (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 17a-484g), established by the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services 'within available appropriations' and administered by a Connecticut medical school — Yale School of Medicine, per 2026 legislative reporting. It provides MDMA- or psilocybin-assisted therapy only inside an FDA-approved research protocol under 21 CFR 312. SB 191 (Public Act 26-108), signed June 4, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026, redefined 'qualified patient' as any adult 18 or older who meets clinical eligibility criteria set by the administering medical school's institutional review board, while the statute continues to name veterans, retired first responders, and direct care health care workers. Access is by clinical-trial screening and enrollment has been small (lawmakers debating the 2026 bill discussed working toward a cohort of roughly 50), so this is research participation — not retail or clinic-on-demand access.
Spores
Psilocybin spores contain no psilocybin, and Connecticut's controlled substance law contains no spore-specific provision, so spores remain legal to buy and own here for microscopy and taxonomy purposes. That is not true everywhere: California, Georgia, Idaho, and Florida ban psilocybin spores outright, and since July 1, 2025 Florida has made selling, transporting, or giving away psilocybin-capable spores or mycelium a first-degree misdemeanor. Germinating spores into mushrooms is illegal cultivation in Connecticut regardless of how the spores were obtained.
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria is not a controlled substance federally or under Connecticut law, and Louisiana remains the only state with an outright ban (ornamental use excepted). Buying and possessing the mushroom itself is legal in Connecticut. Note, however, that in December 2024 the FDA told manufacturers that Amanita muscaria and three of its compounds — muscimol, ibotenic acid, and muscarine — are not authorized for use in food, so edible amanita products (gummies, chocolates) sit in a federal food-regulation gray zone even where state law is silent. That FDA action targets food ingredients; it does not criminalize possessing or picking the mushroom.
Recent changes
May 19, 2025: the Connecticut House passed HB 7065 (74-65) to make possession of under half an ounce a $150 fine, but the Senate adjourned without a vote — the third straight session a decriminalization measure failed, after HB 6734 passed the House 86-64 in 2023 and died in the Senate and HB 5297 died in committee in 2024. 2026: SB 191, expanding the psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program in anticipation of possible FDA approval of psilocybin, passed the Senate 35-0 on April 8 and the House 122-27 on May 6. June 4, 2026: Governor Lamont signed it into law as Public Act 26-108, effective July 1, 2026, which also removed the sunset that would have ended the program upon federal DEA approval of psilocybin or MDMA. Nothing in 2025 or 2026 changed the criminal status of psilocybin possession.
Possession of psilocybin is a class A misdemeanor in Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-279(a)(1)), punishable by up to 364 days in jail — Conn. Gen. Stat. § 53a-36a capped misdemeanor terms at 364 days as of October 1, 2021 — and a fine up to $2,000 (§ 53a-42). For a second offense the court may suspend prosecution and order substance abuse treatment if it finds the person drug-dependent, and first offenders are often steered toward diversion.
Legal options near you
The nearest genuinely legal psilocybin access for Connecticut residents is a licensed service center in Oregon or a licensed healing center in Colorado, both open to adults 21 and older regardless of residency. In-state, legal options are limited to microscopy-use spores, amanita muscaria products, and functional (non-psychoactive) mushrooms.
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FAQ
Are shrooms legal in Connecticut?
No. Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal to possess, grow, or sell in Connecticut as of 2026. The state has repeatedly debated decriminalization — the House passed bills in 2023 and 2025 — but no measure has become law, so possession is still a class A misdemeanor.
Did Connecticut decriminalize psilocybin?
No. Decriminalization bills passed the Connecticut House in 2023 (HB 6734) and again in 2025 (HB 7065, which would have made small possession a $150 fine), but each died in the Senate, and a 2024 bill died in committee. No Connecticut city has enacted local decriminalization either.
Can I get psilocybin therapy in Connecticut?
Only through research. Connecticut's psychedelic-assisted therapy pilot program — expanded by SB 191 / Public Act 26-108, signed June 4, 2026 and effective July 1, 2026 — lets adults 18 and older who meet the administering medical school's IRB criteria receive psilocybin- or MDMA-assisted therapy inside FDA-approved studies run through a Connecticut medical school (Yale School of Medicine). Veterans, retired first responders, and direct care health care workers are named in the statute. Capacity is limited and entry is through trial screening; there is no walk-in or prescription access.
Are psilocybin spores legal in Connecticut?
Yes, for microscopy. Spores contain no psilocybin and Connecticut has no spore-specific ban, so buying and studying them is legal here (California, Georgia, Idaho, and Florida, and — for sales and transfers — Florida are the exceptions nationally). Germinating spores into mushrooms, however, counts as illegal cultivation.
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- Public Act No. 26-108 (SB 191) full text — approved June 4, 2026, effective July 1, 2026 (Connecticut General Assembly) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Connecticut SB 191 (2026) bill status — Senate passed 4/8/2026, House passed 5/6/2026, Public Act 26-108 (CT General Assembly) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Connecticut Governor Signs Bill To Expand Psychedelics Pilot Program In Preparation For Federal FDA Approval (Marijuana Moment, June 4, 2026) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Connecticut lawmakers vote to expand psilocybin mushrooms for PTSD treatment (WFSB, April 8, 2026) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- CT House narrowly votes to decriminalize 'magic mushrooms' — HB 7065, 74-65 (CT Mirror, May 19, 2025) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Connecticut House Passes Psilocybin Decriminalization Bill To Remove Threat Of Jail (Marijuana Moment, May 2025) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- A Progress Report on Psychedelic Drug Legislation in Connecticut and Nearby States — pilot program funding status (Pullman & Comley, July 15, 2025) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 420b — § 21a-277 (manufacture/sale penalties) and § 21a-279 (possession is a class A misdemeanor) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. ch. 952 — § 53a-36a (364-day misdemeanor cap, effective Oct. 1, 2021) and § 53a-42 ($2,000 class A misdemeanor fine) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- The FDA restricts a psychoactive mushroom used in some edibles — muscimol, ibotenic acid, muscarine not authorized in food (Connecticut Public, Dec. 21, 2024) (accessed 2026-07-29)