Is anything on Mushrooms New York legal or medical advice?
No. We report what New York and federal law say and what research has found, with sources, but we can't tell you how the law applies to your situation or whether psilocybin is safe for you.
From our sister shop, My Mushroom Dispensary. Adults 21+ only.
Is this legal or medical advice?
No. Nothing on this site is legal advice, medical advice or an offer to sell anything. Laws change, criminal cases turn on their facts, and health depends on things a web page can't see.
If you've been arrested or charged, talk to a criminal defense lawyer. For health questions, talk to a doctor or pharmacist. In an emergency, call 911; other help lines are on our safety and help page.
What do New York and federal law say?
Federal law. Psilocybin and psilocyn, the compounds in magic mushrooms, are Schedule I controlled substances.1 Federal law makes it a crime to possess a controlled substance without a valid prescription or order, to distribute one or possess it intending to distribute, and to use the mail, a phone or any other "communication facility" to help commit a federal drug felony.2 Federal law applies in every state.
New York law. Public Health Law 3306 lists psilocybin and psilocyn in Schedule I, and the listing covers any material that contains any quantity of them, mushrooms included.3 Possessing any amount is a class A misdemeanor under Penal Law 220.03, with up to 364 days in jail; larger weights are felonies. In New York law, "sell" includes giving away or offering, and any sale is at least a class D felony.4 The state has no decriminalization and no legal program.5
Ordering online or by mail is illegal under both. Whoever receives the package possesses a controlled substance under federal and New York law, and a seller who ships it is distributing it and using the mail to commit a federal drug felony.2, 4 Our legal guide and penalties page have the detail, and the bill tracker shows what Albany is considering.
Who runs this site?
Mushrooms New York is published by the team behind My Mushroom Dispensary, an online shop for adults 21+. A few pages about the law and buying in New York City carry a labeled box for the shop, and every box says who runs it. A link to the shop isn't a statement that ordering is legal: under federal and New York law, it isn't. Our About page and editorial standards explain the relationship.
What about links to other sites?
We link to statutes, bill pages, court records, agency pages, trial registries, journals and news reports so you can check our work. We don't control those sites, and their pages can change or move after we've checked them; each source list gives the date. When we cite a seller's own page, the link is a citation, not a recommendation, and it's marked nofollow.
Can I rely on the datasets?
The bill tracker, the trials list and the nearby-states table are provided as-is, each with the date its records were last updated, and are free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. They're compiled from official records, but those records change between our monthly checks. Before relying on a bill's status or a trial's enrollment, open the bill page or ClinicalTrials.gov entry that each record links to. A trial on our list isn't a referral or an endorsement: each study team decides who is eligible.
Sources
- Controlled Substances, Alphabetical Order: psilocybin (7437) and psilocyn (7438), Schedule I. DEA Diversion Control Division, October 21, 2026.
- 21 U.S.C. 844 (possession), 21 U.S.C. 841(a) (distribution) and 21 U.S.C. 843(b) (communication facility, which "includes mail"). Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, retrieved November 2, 2026.
- New York Public Health Law 3306, Schedule I(d). New York State Senate, revision of October 6, 2023.
- New York Penal Law 220.03, 70.15(1), 220.09, 220.00(1) and 220.31. New York State Senate, retrieved November 2, 2026.
- Psychedelic law and policy map: New York. UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, retrieved November 2, 2026.