Psilocybin and Psychedelics in New Mexico: Legal
This page tracks the current legal status of psilocybin, psychedelics, and entheogens in New Mexico. Status is updated from our legislation sync, with citations to the underlying bills and policy decisions.
New Mexico became the first state to legalize medical psilocybin through its legislature when Governor Lujan Grisham signed Senate Bill 219 (Medical Psilocybin Act) in April 2025. Unlike Oregon and Colorado which used ballot initiatives, New Mexico achieved this through traditional legislative process. Regulatory framework development is underway for program implementation.
Governor Lujan Grisham signed SB 219 (Medical Psilocybin Act) in April 2025 First state to legalize medical psilocybin through legislature (not ballot initiative) Establishes regulated therapeutic psilocybin program Regulatory framework development underway for implementation Previous legislative efforts (HB 175 in 2023) paved the way Program includes provider training, patient eligibility, and clinical oversight requirements
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