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Reschedule psilocybin from Schedule 1 to 2 to allow for use in medical research

Submitted by Adam Thwaytes on Friday 26th September 2025

Published on Thursday 23rd October 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Thursday 23rd April 2026

Signatures: 367

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Anxiety ~ Clinical ~ depression ~ Drugs ~ Enable ~ Medic ~ PTSD ~ Regulations ~ Studies ~ Trials

Petition Action

Reschedule psilocybin from Schedule 1 to 2 to allow for use in medical research

Petition Details

We ask the UK Government to reschedule psilocybin, moving it from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001, to allow it to be used in clinical trials.

Additional Information

We ask the UK Government to reschedule psilocybin from Schedule 1 to Schedule 2 to allow medical research. Some studies show psilocybin can reduce depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptoms under clinical supervision. Rescheduling could enable safe, regulated research and potential therapeutic use.


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