Written Question·Home Office·UIN 85461
Psilocybin: Research
Tabled: 27 October 2025
Answered: 5 November 2025
Question
Phil Brickell
Labour — Bolton West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of rescheduling psylocibin to allow for research into its potential merits in the treatment of mental health issues.
Answer
Sarah JonesPsilocybin is controlled under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (‘the 1971 Act’) and placed in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 (‘the 2001 Regulations’). Drugs are typically placed in Schedule 1 when there is no established medical use in th...
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