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Psilocybin legal status, legislation & access — 2025
State-level frameworks do not change federal controlled-substance status.
Status depends on the activity: possession, supervised administration, sale, transport, cultivation, research, and service provision may be treated differently.
What local context does not answer
Local context can explain policy history, state rules, city ordinances, public-health resources, and community support. It cannot determine whether a substance is safe, effective, lawful for a specific person, available through a specific channel, or appropriate for any individual.
Enforcement context
Psilocybin remains a Schedule I controlled substance under Michigan law with no statewide decriminalization or regulated-access framework enacted. Several municipalities — including Ann Arbor, Detroit, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Ypsilanti, and Jackson — have adopted local lowest-enforcement-priority resolutions for entheogenic plants. These resolutions do not change state or federal law; prosecution can still occur outside these localities or by state/federal authorities.
Legislation
First Michigan city to decriminalize, by unanimous City Council vote on September 21, 2020 — one of the earliest U.S. cities to act. Makes investigation and arrest for planting, cultivating, purchasing, transporting, distributing, or possessing entheogenic plants the lowest law-enforcement priority, and requests that the Washtenaw County Prosecutor decline to charge such cases. Sponsored by Council members Anne Bannister and Jeff Hayner. University of Michigan anchor; university-town angle.
Detroit voters approved Proposal E on November 2, 2021, decriminalizing personal possession and therapeutic use of entheogenic plants and directing that it be the lowest law-enforcement priority. A voter ballot initiative rather than a council resolution, it passed with 61.08% in favor (53,710 yes / 34,222 no), with 623 of 623 precincts reporting. Largest Michigan metro; Wayne State University.
Third Michigan city to decriminalize, on March 22, 2022. The resolution makes investigation and arrest for entheogenic plant and fungi activity the lowest city law-enforcement priority. Introduced by City Councilmember Luke Londo. Small-city / working-class suburb angle within the Michigan cluster.
Fourth Michigan city to decriminalize, by unanimous City Council vote on February 27, 2023. The resolution directs that investigation and arrest for entheogenic plant and fungi activity be the city's lowest law-enforcement priority. Inner-ring Detroit suburb; completes the Detroit-metro decriminalization wave alongside Detroit, Hazel Park, and (statewide) Ann Arbor.
Cities in Michigan
Local policy context
This section summarizes policy context. It is not legal advice or current-law verification.
Michigan has local enforcement-priority policies in Ann Arbor, Detroit, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Ypsilanti, and Jackson, plus a Washtenaw County prosecutor policy. Grand Rapids should not be counted as an active enforcement-priority city because its 2021 resolution expressed support without changing enforcement practices. Michigan has no statewide regulated-access framework; psilocybin remains Schedule 1 under Michigan law and Schedule I under federal law.
Legal and policy timeline
This timeline documents policy and legal history. It does not describe current access options.
- Sep 21, 2020Official (county)Ann Arbor adopts first Michigan city entheogenic-plants policy
Ann Arbor City Council adopted a resolution making investigation and arrest involving entheogenic plants a lowest local law-enforcement priority.source →
- Jan 15, 2021Official (county)Washtenaw County prosecutor policy announced
The prosecutor's office announced a policy not to prosecute entheogenic-plant use, growth, and possession.source →
- Nov 2, 2021NewsDetroit voters approve Proposal E
Detroit voters approved Proposal E, a local enforcement-priority measure for adult personal possession and therapeutic use of entheogenic plants.source →
- Mar 22, 2022NewsHazel Park approves local resolution
Hazel Park adopted a local entheogenic-plants enforcement-priority resolution.source →
- Feb 27, 2023NewsFerndale approves local resolution
Ferndale City Council approved a local entheogenic-plants enforcement-priority resolution.source →
- Jan 9, 2024Official (city)Ypsilanti approves Resolution No. 2024-001
Ypsilanti approved a local resolution declaring investigation and arrest involving entheogenic plants a lowest local priority.source →
- Jun 25, 2025Official (state)Michigan HB 4686 introduced
A 2025 bill proposed limited psilocybin/psilocin decriminalization under certain circumstances, but it did not create an enacted statewide framework in this review.source →
- Dec 16, 2025Official (city)Jackson approves local resolution
Jackson City Council approved a local entheogenic-plants enforcement-priority resolution.source →
Frequently asked questions
Why doesn't Michigan have a statewide policy?
Michigan has introduced state bills, including 2025 HB 4686, but no statewide regulated-access framework was enacted in this review. Local policies remain local and limited.
Do Michigan city policies change state or federal law?
No. City policies do not change Michigan or federal law. Psilocybin remains Michigan Schedule 1 and federally Schedule I; local policies only affect local enforcement or charging priorities.
Why do different cities have different policy types (ordinance vs. budget vs. non-binding)?
Michigan local actions are not uniform: some are city resolutions or ballot measures, Washtenaw County is a prosecutor policy, and Grand Rapids is only a non-binding support resolution.
What's the difference between enforcement-priority and legal access?
Enforcement-priority means local officials deprioritize certain enforcement; it is not legalization, retail access, or therapeutic licensing.