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Are mushroom gummies legal?

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Key points

  • Psilocybin and psilocin are Schedule I controlled substances under federal law. Oregon and Colorado allow regulated psilocybin use.
  • Amanita muscaria isn't federally controlled, but FDA says it and its constituents are unapproved food additives, so foods containing them are adulterated.
  • Tested 'legal' gummies have contained psilocybin, psilocin and synthetic tryptamines that state regulators call illegal.
  • State laws differ and change. This page covers federal positions only and is not legal advice.
Note

Not legal advice

Laws differ by state and change. This page summarises what federal agencies have said, as of the dates shown. It doesn’t cover state or local law, or hemp-derived THC products.

Not federally. CDC’s report on mushroom gummies describes psilocybin and psilocin as Drug Enforcement Administration Schedule I substances (Michienzi et al., 2024). The Oregon State researchers note that psilocybin mushrooms can be used legally under regulated conditions in Oregon and Colorado (van Breemen et al., 2025). A gummy from a smoke shop isn’t part of either state program.

Amanita muscaria isn’t a federally controlled substance (Michienzi et al., 2024). That’s different from being allowed in food.

In December 2024, FDA determined that Amanita muscaria, its extracts, and muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscarine don’t meet the “generally recognized as safe” standard. When used in conventional food they are unapproved food additives, and food containing them is adulterated and subject to enforcement (FDA, 2024).

FDA has applied the same reasoning to products sold as supplements. In September 2025 it sent a warning letter saying Amanita muscaria capsules and tincture were adulterated dietary supplements, and an Amanita chocolate was an adulterated food (FDA, 2025).

“Legal” on a package is a marketing claim, and tests have contradicted it. Gummies sold as legal or Amanita-based have been found to contain psilocybin and psilocin (Michienzi et al., 2024). California’s health department found 4-AcO-DET and 4-AcO-DMT in TRE House products, called them illegal psychedelics and an analogue of a Schedule I drug, and said those responsible could face civil or criminal penalties (CDPH, 2025).

What we don’t cover here

  • State law. Some states regulate psilocybin; others treat these products differently. Check your state’s current law.
  • Hemp-derived THC gummies. Federal and state rules for these products were changing in 2026. We’ll add a page once the federal position is settled and we’ve checked it against the statute.
  • Kratom and 7-OH. See our kratom page for the regulatory status as far as we’ve been able to verify it.

Sources

  1. Michienzi A, Hamlin J, Farah R, Bazydlo L. Notes from the Field: Schedule I Substances Identified in Nootropic Gummies Containing Amanita muscaria or Other Mushrooms - Charlottesville, Virginia, 2023-2024. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2024;73(28):628-630. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7328a3
    Public health surveillance report with laboratory analysis · Checked against: full-text (PMC11262824) · Retrieved October 23, 2026

    Blue Ridge Poison Center (Virginia) managed five people evaluated after eating gummies labelled as containing Amanita muscaria (Sept 2023–June 2024), including a 3-year-old who was hospitalised. Investigators bought six packages of five brands from gas stations and smoke shops; four of six contained unlabelled psilocybin or psilocin, with caffeine, ephedrine, mitragynine (kratom) and DMT among other unlabelled findings.

    Limits: Six packages, one region, qualitative screen; the instrument could not test for muscimol, ibotenic acid or muscarine, so their presence was undetermined. Public domain (MMWR).

  2. van Breemen RB, Simchuk D, Fritzsche B, Huson D, Kuzdzal SA, Ferguson J. Active Constituents of Psilocybin Mushroom Edibles. JAMA Netw Open. 2025;8(9):e2531345. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.31345
    Laboratory analysis of retail products (case series) · Checked against: full-text (PMC12426793) · Retrieved October 23, 2026

    Tested 12 'magic mushroom' edibles (11 gummies, 1 chocolate) bought at retail shops in Portland, Oregon. None contained psilocybin. Eight contained active ingredients not disclosed on the label: psilocin (3), synthetic tryptamines mipracetin and 4-HO-DET (2), caffeine (1), kava extract (1) and cannabis extract including Δ9-THC (1). Four had no active ingredient detected. Muscimol and muscarine, listed on one label, were not detected in any product.

    Limits: 12 products from one city; products are anonymised; open-access research letter (CC BY 4.0).

  3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Letter to Industry on the Use of Amanita muscaria or its Constituents in Food. December 18, 2024.
    Government regulatory determination · Checked against: official page · Retrieved October 23, 2026

    FDA determined that Amanita muscaria, its extracts, and muscimol, ibotenic acid and muscarine do not meet the GRAS standard and are unapproved food additives when used in conventional food; such food is adulterated and subject to enforcement. FDA reviewed more than 600 publications and serious adverse event reports.

    Limits: Concerns conventional food; dietary supplements are handled under separate provisions (see FDA warning letter, 2025).

  4. U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Warning Letter: Blue Forest Farms, LLC (CMS 711990). September 11, 2025.
    Government enforcement (warning letter) · Checked against: official page · Retrieved October 23, 2026

    FDA told a company that Amanita muscaria capsules and tincture sold as dietary supplements were adulterated because Amanita muscaria and its constituents are new dietary ingredients without the required notification, and that its Amanita chocolate was an adulterated food.

    Limits: One company; illustrates FDA's position on supplements as well as food.

  5. California Department of Public Health. CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat TRE House Brand Magic Mushroom Gummies, Chocolate Bars, and Syrup (NR25-024). December 11, 2025.
    Government warning with laboratory testing · Checked against: official page · Retrieved October 23, 2026

    CDPH laboratory testing found 4-AcO-DET in all listed TRE House products and 4-AcO-DMT in most. Products were labelled with a 'Magic Mushroom Microdose Blend' and 'Proprietary Nootropic Mushroom Blend'. More than 1,000 lb of gummies were embargoed and destroyed. No illnesses had been reported at the time.

    Limits: Covers the listed flavours/UPCs; the warning applies regardless of lot number.

Update history

  • First published. Federal positions checked against FDA, CDC and CDPH sources.

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