Possession penalty
Possession of any amount is a Class I felony, with no small-amount misdemeanor tier. A first-time offender may be eligible for a conditional discharge under G.S. 90-96.
NC Psilocybin law · Reviewed Nov 12, 2026
Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal in North Carolina, where psilocybin and psilocin are Schedule I substances.
Possession of any amount is a Class I felony, with no small-amount misdemeanor tier. A first-time offender may be eligible for a conditional discharge under G.S. 90-96.
North Carolina has no psilocybin medical or therapy program. Research may be conducted under controlled-substance registration, but SB 1018, which proposes research grants and a task force—including research involving veterans and other trauma-affected groups—is pending, not law. The 2026 federal Right to Try directive did not itself create an enforceable access pathway.
No city or county measures found in our sources.
North Carolina law does not address spores separately. The sources note that attempt and drug-paraphernalia provisions may apply in some circumstances.
Our sources did not address amanita for North Carolina. It is not federally controlled; check state food and drug rules.
Psilocin is also Schedule I in North Carolina. Federally, psilocybin and psilocin remain Schedule I, and no psilocybin drug product was FDA-approved as of October 2026. SB 1018 proposes research involving ibogaine and MDMA; LSD is named in North Carolina’s trafficking provisions, but not as a psilocybin-related reform.
SB 568 proposed a psychedelic-medicine task force; it did not become law and died at the crossover deadline.
Executive Order 14401 was issued on April 18; it directed federal actions but did not reschedule psilocybin or create an enforceable right to access it.
SB 1018, the HEAL Act, was introduced in spring and remained pending in November; it proposes research funding and a task force.
Number of states in each category. North Carolina’s category is highlighted.
Access score from 0 (illegal) to 5 (licensed adult access).
Listings describe themselves; Pscilly does not sell psilocybin, and sellers outside a state program are labeled “not state-licensed.”
Psilocybin mushrooms are illegal in North Carolina, where psilocybin and psilocin are Schedule I substances.
Possession of any amount is a Class I felony, with no small-amount misdemeanor tier. A first-time offender may be eligible for a conditional discharge under G.S. 90-96.
North Carolina has no psilocybin medical or therapy program. Research may be conducted under controlled-substance registration, but SB 1018, which proposes research grants and a task force—including research involving veterans and other trauma-affected groups—is pending, not law. The 2026 federal Right to Try directive did not itself create an enforceable access pathway.
North Carolina law does not address spores separately. The sources note that attempt and drug-paraphernalia provisions may apply in some circumstances.
Pscilly classifies North Carolina as: illegal. Laws change often, so check the linked sources and current state rules.
Educational summary, not legal advice. Pscilly reviewed these laws on November 12, 2026 using the sources listed; laws change often, so confirm current rules with the state or a lawyer. Psilocybin remains a Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.
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