United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 85461
Psilocybin: Research
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27 October 2025
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5 November 2025 · Answer
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5 November 2025
Summary
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.
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27 October 2025
Written question
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.
Source: Commons
5 November 2025
Answer
Psilocybin 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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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-27/85461
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1845007
- uk · wq-1845007 · source updated 5 November 2025