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Ayahuasca Legal States
Ayahuasca Legal States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Ayahuasca Legal Status
3 values across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | Illegal | — |
 Alaska | Illegal | — |
 Arizona | Illegal | — |
 Arkansas | Illegal | — |
 California | Illegal | Several cities, such as Oakland, Santa Cruz, and Berkeley, have decriminalized certain plant-based entheogens. These efforts are local, not statewide. |
 Colorado | Decriminalized | In November 2022, voters passed Proposition 122, decriminalizing natural psychedelics (including DMT) for adults 21+. A regulated access program for licensed healing centers was expected by late 2024, but appears delayed as of early 2025. |
 Connecticut | Illegal | — |
 Delaware | Illegal | — |
 District of Columbia | Decriminalized | — |
 Florida | Illegal | — |
 Georgia | Illegal | — |
 Hawaii | Illegal | — |
 Idaho | Illegal | — |
 Illinois | Illegal | — |
 Indiana | Illegal | — |
 Iowa | Illegal | — |
 Kansas | Illegal | — |
 Kentucky | Illegal | — |
 Louisiana | Illegal | — |
 Maine | Illegal | — |
 Maryland | Illegal | — |
 Massachusetts | Illegal | Some cities, like Somerville, Cambridge, and Northampton, have deprioritized enforcement against entheogens. This is non-binding and mostly symbolic. |
 Michigan | Illegal | — |
 Minnesota | Illegal | — |
 Mississippi | Illegal | — |
 Missouri | Illegal | — |
 Montana | Illegal | — |
 Nebraska | Illegal | — |
 Nevada | Illegal | — |
 New Hampshire | Illegal | — |
 New Jersey | Illegal | — |
 New Mexico | Illegal | — |
 New York | Illegal | — |
 North Carolina | Illegal | — |
 North Dakota | Illegal | — |
 Ohio | Illegal | — |
 Oklahoma | Illegal | — |
 Oregon | Decriminalized for small amounts | Measure 110 (2020) decriminalized possession of small amounts of all drugs, including DMT. Measure 109 legalized psilocybin therapy, but it does not cover DMT. |
 Pennsylvania | Illegal | — |
 Rhode Island | Illegal | — |
 South Carolina | Illegal | — |
 South Dakota | Illegal | — |
 Tennessee | Illegal | — |
 Texas | Illegal | — |
 Utah | Illegal | — |
 Vermont | Illegal | — |
 Virginia | Illegal | — |
 Washington | Illegal | Some cities, such as Seattle, Port Townsend, and Tacoma, have passed local resolutions deprioritizing enforcement. No statewide decriminalization. |
 West Virginia | Illegal | — |
 Wisconsin | Illegal | — |
 Wyoming | Illegal | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this ayahuasca legal states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Ayahuasca's Legal Landscape in the US - Recovered; Magic Mushrooms Are Decriminalized in DC as of Today - Washingtonian; Psychedelic Laws in Colorado - Psychedelic Invest; Washington State County Approves Psychedelics Decriminalization Resolution - Marijuana Moment.