Does The United States Allow Magic Truffles?

The widespread sale of “Magic Truffles” in smart shops across the US has been fueled by a legal loophole not outlawing psychoactive mushroom species as truffles. Since September 2019, magic truffles have been fully taxed and legalized. In the US, psychedelics are considered illegal under the Controlled Substances Act, but Native American ceremonial use of peyote is protected under federal regulation. Denver, Colorado, was the first city in the US to decriminalize magic mushrooms, and Colorado is the second state to decriminalize psilocybin and legalize it for facilitated treatments.

The legal status of magic truffles varies across different states in the US, with some states like New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington where they are legal. Legal status varies worldwide, with magic truffles being legal in the Netherlands while most countries have restrictions on both substances. Truffles grow underground as dense masses called sclerotia, whereas psychedelics include psilocybin, MDMA, LSD, ayahuasca, peyote, and more.

Psilocybin and psilocin are listed as Schedule I drugs under the United States Controlled Substances Act. Psilocybin and psilocin are found in certain types of mushrooms indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of South America. Psilocybin is a chemical obtained from certain types of fresh or dried mushrooms.

In Colorado, voters approved a ballot measure legalizing the use of psilocybin and psilocin, two psychedelic compounds found in so-called magic mushrooms.