Somerville, Massachusetts
FIRST US city to decriminalize entheogens (Jan 2021). Cluster anchor / origin story
State status
Partial decriminalization Decriminalized January 14, 2021
Frequently asked questions
Is psilocybin decriminalised in Somerville, Massachusetts?
Yes. Somerville's city council voted in January 2021 to deprioritise enforcement of laws against psilocybin and other plant-based entheogens, making it the first Massachusetts city to do so. State law still classifies psilocybin as a controlled substance.
What does Somerville's entheogen policy mean in practice?
Somerville police treat personal possession of psilocybin as the lowest enforcement priority. No city ordinance legalises sale or commercial supply. The policy is administrative, not a change in state or federal law.