Ohio · Schedule I state · No decrim · Spore bill pending
Ohio holds psilocybin at Schedule I — and moved to restrict spores, not loosen the law.
Ohio has not followed the research-funding path that Indiana, Arizona, and Texas took. Psilocybin and psilocin sit on the Ohio Revised Code Schedule I list under Chapter 3719. There is no statewide decriminalization, no therapeutic-access framework, and no enacted research fund. The legislative motion that does exist points the other direction: House Bill 80 was introduced to specifically target the cultivation, trafficking, and possession of psilocybin mushroom spores. Decriminalization activity in Ohio is municipal-advocacy only, and no Ohio city has enacted a deprioritization ordinance comparable to those in Michigan or Massachusetts.
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Where Ohio actually stands
A bill that tightens, not loosens
Most state psilocybin bills try to open access. Ohio’s active bill, HB 80, runs the other direction — it moves to restrict psilocybin spores. The gauge below places Ohio on the tighten–loosen axis and itemizes what HB 80 touches.
HB 80 on the restriction axis
Spore cultivation
HB 80 moves to restrict cultivation of psilocybin-bearing spores.
Trafficking & possession
The bill adds trafficking and possession provisions around spores.
Bona fide research
Narrow carve-outs are preserved for legitimate institutional research.
Why Ohio looks like this
A restriction posture, not a research posture
Several conservative-leaning states reached psilocybin via a research door — fund university trials, prioritize veterans, leave the criminal code untouched. Ohio has not walked through that door. Its only sustained legislative attention to psilocybin has been HB 80, which moves toward tighter control of spores rather than expanded research access. That is the defining fact of Ohio's status as of 2026.
- Schedule I, unchanged — psilocybin and psilocin are Schedule I under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3719. Possession, cultivation, and distribution are all criminal offenses.
- Spores, specifically targeted — HB 80 singles out psilocybin mushroom spores — material that is unregulated at the federal level because spores contain no psilocybin until germinated.
- Local advocacy, no enacted ordinance — reform energy in Ohio is grassroots and municipal. No Ohio city has matched the deprioritization ordinances seen in Ann Arbor, Detroit, or the Massachusetts cities.
Four cities
Where the Ohio conversation happens
Ohio's psilocybin policy lives in its largest metros. Columbus is the capital and the legislative center. Cleveland and Cincinnati anchor the major academic-medical systems that would host any future trials. Dayton carries one of the state's most concentrated veteran populations — the demographic that drove research bills in other states.
Columbus
Capital · Statehouse
915K. State capital and largest Ohio city. Where HB 80 was introduced and where any future statute would originate.
Columbus pageCleveland
Academic medicine · NE Ohio
366K. Northeast Ohio's medical hub. Home to nationally ranked hospital systems that would anchor any future Ohio psilocybin trial.
Cleveland pageCincinnati
SW Ohio · Tri-state
311K. Southwest Ohio anchor on the OH-KY-IN tri-state line. Sits beside Indiana, the one neighbor that enacted a psilocybin research fund.
Cincinnati pageDayton
Veterans · WPAFB
137K. Home to Wright-Patterson AFB and a dense veteran population — the demographic that anchored research bills in Indiana, Arizona, and Texas.
Dayton pageCommon questions
Ohio psilocybin FAQ
Q · 01
Is psilocybin legal in Ohio?
No. Psilocybin and psilocin are Schedule I controlled substances under Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3719. Possession, cultivation, and sale are criminal offenses. There is no statewide decriminalization and no therapeutic-access program.
Q · 02
What is Ohio House Bill 80?
HB 80 is legislation introduced to target the cultivation, trafficking, and possession of psilocybin mushroom spores. It sets penalties while allowing narrowly defined research and educational use. It moves toward restriction, not access.
Q · 03
Has any Ohio city decriminalized psilocybin?
No. Reform efforts in Ohio have been advocacy-driven and municipal in ambition, but as of 2026 no Ohio city has enacted a deprioritization ordinance comparable to those passed in Michigan or Massachusetts cities.
Q · 04
Does Ohio fund psilocybin research?
No. Ohio has not appropriated state money for psilocybin clinical research. This contrasts with neighboring Indiana, which enacted a Therapeutic Psilocybin Research Fund in 2024.
While Ohio law stays put
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