Psychedelics Regulating Psilocybin as Food, Not Drugs

Published. January 30, 2026 Authors Julia Etkin  and  Vincent Joralemon Psilocybin should be regulated under food law rather than drug law. Doing so would serve public health, individual autonomy, and regulatory coherence. Scientific consensus supports this shift. When researchers ranked 20 substances by overall harm to users and society, alcohol scored highest and psilocybin scored lowest. Yet, […]