Psilocybin remains illegal for personal use in Indiana, but the state has appropriated money for clinical research through its Therapeutic Psilocybin and Ibogaine Research Fund.
Indiana sits in an unusual middle ground on psilocybin in 2026. Personal possession, cultivation, and sale of psilocybin mushrooms remain fully illegal under state law — psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled substance here, and getting caught with it is typically a Class A misdemeanor. There are no decriminalized cities, no medical program, and no ballot-initiative process that would let voters change that directly. At the same time, the state legislature has quietly become one of the more research-friendly in the Midwest. In March 2024, lawmakers created a therapeutic psilocybin research fund, which lets Indiana research institutions apply for state grants to run clinical studies of psilocybin for conditions like PTSD, depression, anxiety, and chronic pain, with a required focus on veterans and first responders. The 2025 state budget backed that up with roughly $600,000 for the FY2026-27 biennium and expanded the fund to cover ibogaine as well. Lawmakers went a step further in the 2026 short session with SB 173, which would have let doctors offer psilocybin to patients with life-threatening conditions under a 'right to try' framework, but the bill died in Senate Appropriations. For now, the only lawful way Hoosiers encounter psilocybin is inside an approved clinical trial — everything else, including home cultivation, remains a criminal offense.
Possession
Possessing psilocybin mushrooms is a crime in Indiana under Indiana Code 35-48-4-7, since psilocybin is a Schedule I controlled substance (IC 35-48-2-4). Simple possession is typically charged as a Class A misdemeanor, and an enhancing circumstance can raise it to a Level 6 felony.
Cultivation
Growing psilocybin mushrooms is illegal. It is treated as manufacturing a Schedule I controlled substance under IC 35-48-4-2 (dealing in a schedule I, II, or III controlled substance) — a Level 6 felony at baseline that escalates to higher felony levels with weight or enhancing circumstances.
Retail / purchase
No retail purchase of psilocybin is legal anywhere in Indiana — there are no dispensaries, service centers, or medical sales. The only legal mushroom-adjacent purchases are functional (non-psychoactive) mushrooms, amanita muscaria products, and ungerminated spores for microscopy.
Licensed access in Indiana
- Indiana Therapeutic Psilocybin and Ibogaine Research Fund — program. A state research fund (IC 12-21-9) administered by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction. Indiana research institutions may apply for grants to run clinical studies of psilocybin — and, since July 1, 2025, ibogaine — with required inclusion of veterans and first responders in the study sample. It is not a public or patient access program: there is no way to enroll as a customer, and any participation would be through an approved clinical trial at a qualifying research institution.
Spores
Psilocybin spores are legal to buy and possess in Indiana for microscopy and research purposes because spores contain no psilocybin or psilocin, and Indiana has no spore-specific statute. Germinating them into mushrooms is illegal and counts as manufacturing a controlled substance. (Only four states restrict spores: Georgia and Idaho treat them as controlled, California bans transporting, selling, furnishing, or giving them away, and Florida added the same sale-and-transport ban under Fla. Stat. 500.75, effective July 1, 2025.)
Amanita muscaria
Amanita muscaria is not controlled in Indiana. The state has no law restricting muscimol, ibotenic acid, or amanita products, and the mushroom is unscheduled federally; Louisiana is the only state that prohibits it for human consumption. Note that in a December 2024 letter to industry the FDA said amanita muscaria, muscimol, and ibotenic acid are not recognized as safe in conventional food, so food products containing them are considered adulterated — reported effects include seizures, agitation, GI distress, and heart-rhythm changes.
Recent changes
March 13, 2024: Gov. Eric Holcomb signed HEA 1259 (which absorbed the language of SB 139), creating the Therapeutic Psilocybin Research Fund at IC 12-21-9 to finance clinical studies of psilocybin for PTSD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, chronic pain, migraines, and alcohol and tobacco use disorders, with mandatory inclusion of veterans and first responders. May 6, 2025: Gov. Mike Braun signed the state budget, HB 1001 (P.L. 213-2025), which appropriated roughly $300,000 a year — about $600,000 for the FY2026-27 biennium — and, effective July 1, 2025, expanded the fund to cover ibogaine research, renaming it the therapeutic psilocybin and ibogaine research fund. 2026 session: SB 173, a 'right to try investigational neuroplastogens' bill by Sen. Tyler Johnson that would have let practitioners give psilocybin to qualified patients with life-threatening conditions, cleared the Senate Health and Provider Services committee 10-0 on January 14 but stalled in Senate Appropriations and died when the short session adjourned in late February 2026. No decriminalization or legalization measure has advanced in the 2025 or 2026 sessions, and no Indiana law has changed the criminal status of psilocybin.
Possession is typically a Class A misdemeanor carrying up to 365 days in jail and a fine of up to $5,000, with felony exposure for enhancing circumstances or dealing.
Legal options near you
The nearest genuinely legal psilocybin access for Indiana residents is a licensed healing center in Colorado or a licensed service center in Oregon, both of which serve out-of-state visitors under supervised-session rules. Within Indiana, spores for microscopy, amanita muscaria products, and functional mushrooms are the only legal options.
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FAQ
Are shrooms legal in Indiana?
No. Psilocybin mushrooms are a Schedule I controlled substance in Indiana, and possession, cultivation, and sale are all crimes in 2026. The state pays for clinical psilocybin research, but that does not create any legal access for the public — there is no medical program, no dispensary, and no decriminalized city.
Can you buy psilocybin spores in Indiana?
Yes — spores contain no psilocybin, and Indiana has no spore-specific ban, so buying them for microscopy or research is legal. Germinating spores into mushrooms is illegal and treated as manufacturing a controlled substance.
Is Indiana going to legalize magic mushrooms?
No legalization or decriminalization bill advanced in 2026, and Indiana has no citizen ballot-initiative process, so change has to come from the legislature. The state's approach is research-first: it created the psilocybin research fund in 2024, funded it with about $600,000 in the 2025 budget and added ibogaine, and in 2026 a limited 'right to try' bill for patients with life-threatening conditions (SB 173) cleared a Senate committee before dying in Appropriations.
What happens if you get caught with shrooms in Indiana?
Simple possession is usually a Class A misdemeanor — up to a year in jail and up to a $5,000 fine — and can become a Level 6 felony with enhancing circumstances. Dealing or manufacturing charges are felonies. If you or someone nearby is having a difficult experience, calling 911 for a medical emergency is always the safest choice.
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- Indiana Lawmakers File Bills To Legalize Marijuana And Fund Psilocybin Research In 2025 — Marijuana Moment (accessed 2026-07-28)
- 2025 Indiana Code, IC 12-21-9-7 — Therapeutic Psilocybin Research: Application; Clinical Study Requirements (accessed 2026-07-28)
- Indiana Governor Signs Psilocybin Research Funding Bill With Focus On Veterans And First Responders — Marijuana Moment (accessed 2026-07-28)
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- Psilocybin: Summary of State Laws (Indiana entry) — Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association, February 2026 (accessed 2026-07-29)
- IC 12-21-9-1 — 'Fund' means the therapeutic psilocybin and ibogaine research fund (accessed 2026-07-29)
- IC 35-48-4-2 — Dealing in a Schedule I, II, or III Controlled Substance (manufacture; felony levels) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Indiana General Assembly — Senate Bill 173 (2026): right to try investigational neuroplastogens (died in Senate Appropriations) (accessed 2026-07-29)
- Fla. Stat. 500.75 — Florida mushroom spore and mycelium ban, effective July 1, 2025 (spore-state comparison) (accessed 2026-07-29)