1. What the law is
The advisory group Vermont created to study psychedelic-assisted therapy told the state it was not ready. Its final report recommended continued monitoring and research instead of a program. Three bills of the 2025-2026 biennium sit in their first committee and none has moved. H.859 would make the advisory board standing, referred 3 February 2026; H.452 pairs decriminalization with a Psilocybin Therapeutic Consultation Program, referred 28 February 2025; and S.106 would continue the working group, referred 11 March 2025.
Psilocybin is illegal in Vermont. It is a regulated drug under the state's controlled substances framework (18 V.S.A. Chapter 84), and its possession, sale, and cultivation remain prohibited under Vermont law. No statute authorizes any therapeutic, supervised, or personal-use access to psilocybin in the state.
Vermont has studied psychedelic-assisted therapy but has not authorized it, and the substance is illegal now. The legislature created the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group in 2024 to examine the issue; in its November 2024 final report, the working group concluded that Vermont was not ready to authorize a psychedelic-assisted therapy program and recommended continued monitoring and research rather than legalization. A follow-on measure, H.859 (2026), would create a standing Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Board and fund an ibogaine study, but it was referred to the House Committee on Health Care on February 3, 2026 and has had no committee action since. Neither the working group nor H.859 changes the controlled-substance status of psilocybin, and neither creates any current legal access to it.
2. History
The legal events behind this entry, dated and oldest first. Our own reviews and corrections are listed under Changes to this record.
Vermont legislature establishes the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group to study psychedelic-assisted therapy.
The working group's final report concludes Vermont is not ready to authorize psychedelic-assisted therapy and recommends continued monitoring and research.
H.859, an act relating to psychedelic therapy and clinical drug development trials, is read for the first time and referred to the House Committee on Health Care; no committee action has followed.
3. Proposed laws
Proposals that are not yet law and would change this entry if adopted.
Three psychedelic bills of the 2025-2026 biennium are in first committee and none has moved. H.859 (2026): Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Board plus ibogaine study funding; referred to House Health Care 3 Feb 2026, and the bill's status page records no meeting history for the session. H.452 (2025, Rep. Cina): decriminalization of psilocybin-containing mushrooms and a Psilocybin Therapeutic Consultation Program; referred to House Human Services 28 Feb 2025, no action since. S.106 (2025, Sen. Gulick): continuing the Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group; referred to Senate Health and Welfare 11 Mar 2025, no action since. All three statuses were checked 16 Aug 2026 on the General Assembly's own bill status pages.
4. Common questions
Is psilocybin legal in Vermont?
No. Psilocybin is a regulated controlled substance under Vermont law (18 V.S.A. Chapter 84), and its possession, sale, and cultivation are prohibited. No Vermont statute authorizes therapeutic or personal use.
Did Vermont's 2024 advisory working group legalize psychedelic therapy?
No. The Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group was a study body. In its November 2024 final report it recommended against authorizing a psychedelic-assisted therapy program at that time, advising continued monitoring and research. It created no legal access to psilocybin.
What is H.859 and would it make psilocybin legal in Vermont?
H.859 (2026) is a bill that would establish a standing Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Board and fund an ibogaine study. It does not legalize psilocybin. As of mid-2026 it remains in the House Committee on Health Care, referred on February 3, 2026 with no committee action since, and has not become law.
Can I obtain psilocybin-assisted therapy in Vermont?
No. Vermont has no law authorizing supervised or therapeutic psilocybin use, and the substance remains illegal under the state controlled substances act. Possession outside of federally authorized research remains prohibited.
Are magic mushrooms ("shrooms") legal in Vermont?
"Magic mushrooms" and "shrooms" are common names for fungi that contain psilocybin, and this entry states the law on psilocybin itself, which some laws treat separately from the fungus. Psilocybin is illegal in Vermont.
Read the law
Psilocybin is named in the definition of hallucinogenic drugs at 18 V.S.A. 4201 and is therefore a regulated drug, with possession, dispensing and selling offenses at 18 V.S.A. 4235. The Psychedelic Therapy Advisory Working Group was established in 2024 and delivered its final report in November 2024.1
Sources
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- 1.legislature.vermont.gov (opens in new tab) · legislature.vermont.gov
- 2.vermontpublic.org (opens in new tab) · vermontpublic.org
This entry is for information only and is not legal or medical advice. Laws change, and enforcement can differ from the letter of the law, so check the current position against the primary sources above before relying on it.
Changes to this record
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Every change we have made to this record, dated, corrections included. Nothing changes silently.
Vermont's own advisory group recommended against creating a program, and the bill that followed it never moved. The listing changed from mixed to illegal.
Vermont's entry now records all three psychedelic bills before the General Assembly, and cites the statute that prohibits psilocybin rather than the advisory working group. Nothing in Vermont law has changed.
Psilocybin Media Group. "Vermont: psilocybin legal status." The Psilocybin Record, accession US-VT-001, version of 23 Aug 2026. https://psilocybinlegalization.com/record/vermont