Possession penalty
Knowing simple possession is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
TN Psilocybin law · Reviewed Nov 12, 2026
Psilocybin and magic mushrooms remain illegal statewide in Tennessee, with no decriminalized localities or legal therapeutic-access program.
Knowing simple possession is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
Tennessee has no psilocybin therapy or legal-access program. Sources list two Phase 3 CYB003 studies at a Memphis site: one completed and one enrolling by invitation. The HOPE Treatment Act concerns ibogaine, not psilocybin.
No city or county measures found in our sources.
Sources describe spores as unscheduled and possession for microscopy or research as legal; cultivating them into mushrooms is not legal.
Amanita muscaria is described as not controlled in Tennessee. One source notes its constituents are not authorized for use in conventional food by the FDA.
The HOPE Treatment Act allows participation in FDA-authorized ibogaine clinical trials; it does not authorize psilocybin access. A source describes 4-AcO-DMT as unscheduled but potentially subject to Tennessee's analogue law. The sources provide no specific Tennessee status for MDMA or LSD.
Apr 23: The legislature advanced the HOPE Treatment Act, an ibogaine research framework that does not address psilocybin.
May 22: Governor Bill Lee signed the HOPE Treatment Act as Public Chapter 1119; it leaves psilocybin's status unchanged.
Jun 10: Psilocybin remained Schedule I, with no psilocybin-specific legislation enacted.
Aug 16: The General Assembly bill search found no psilocybin bill in the 114th session.
Number of states in each category. Tennessee’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 and magic mushrooms remain illegal statewide in Tennessee, with no decriminalized localities or legal therapeutic-access program.
Knowing simple possession is a Class A misdemeanor, punishable by up to 11 months and 29 days in jail, a fine of up to $2,500, or both.
Tennessee has no psilocybin therapy or legal-access program. Sources list two Phase 3 CYB003 studies at a Memphis site: one completed and one enrolling by invitation. The HOPE Treatment Act concerns ibogaine, not psilocybin.
Sources describe spores as unscheduled and possession for microscopy or research as legal; cultivating them into mushrooms is not legal.
Amanita muscaria is described as not controlled in Tennessee. One source notes its constituents are not authorized for use in conventional food by the FDA.
Pscilly classifies Tennessee 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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