There is a difference between decriminalization and legalization. Knowing the difference between these two concepts is essential for understanding how the psilocybin mushroom rules work in D.C. I-81 calls for the non-commercial cultivation, distribution, possession, and use of entheogenic plants and fungi as one of the lowest law enforcement priorities. The approval of this ballot initiative bring
However, these substances are still illegal federally. And since the I-81 D.D. Ballot only specifies non-commercial distribution. The local magic mushroom community uses D.C.’s gifting system to obtain shrooms. This gifting system allows participants to float above the District’s Entheogenic Substance laws.