Is Amanita muscaria / Muscimol Legal in West Virginia? (2026)

Rule type

permanent

Tier

unscheduled

What the record says

Nothing in W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204 (Schedule I) names Amanita muscaria, muscimol, or ibotenic acid (official text fetched 2026-10-07; psilocybin is listed, these are not). No West Virginia statute or rule names these compounds, so the only reach is general food adulteration law read with FDA's Dec. 18, 2024 determination that A. muscaria and its constituents are unapproved food additives, which does not reach inhaled products such as vapes. Analogue-act reach is remote because muscimol and ibotenic acid are not structurally similar to any Schedule I or II hallucinogen.

Citations

1. W. Va. Code Sec. 60A-2-204 (West Virginia Legislature, 2026-10-07) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
2. FDA Alerts Industry and Consumers about the Use of Amanita Muscaria or its Constituents in Food (Constituent Update, Dec. 18, 2024) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 2026-10-07) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
3. Amanita muscaria (Fly Agaric) Fact Sheet (Mar. 2026) (Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA), 2026-10-07)OFFICIAL

Where Amanita muscaria / Muscimol stands across the country

Among West Virginia's 5 neighbors, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia are legal, the same posture as West Virginia.

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Federal posture

Federal gray area. Not federally scheduled; FDA says A. muscaria, muscimol, ibotenic acid are unapproved food additives, unsafe in food. Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for West Virginia

1 instrument on file for this compound's framework in West Virginia; 3 of 3 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

**Named entry (Schedule I, Hallucinogenic substances, "Tryptamines")** — "Tryptamines: 5-methoxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (5-MeO-MiPT); 4-hydroxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-HO-DiPT); 4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-isopropyltryptamine (4-HO-MiPT); **4-hydroxy-N-methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (4-HO-MET);** 4-acetoxy-N,N-diisopropyltryptamine (4-AcO-DiPT) …"
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(d), https://code.wvlegislature.gov/pdf/60A-2-204/ (OFFICIAL — West Virginia Legislature).
**Schedule I chapeau (isomer/ester/ether expansion)** — "(a) Schedule I shall consist of the drugs and other substances … including their isomers, esters, ethers, salts and salts of isomers, esters, and ethers, whenever the existence of such isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the specific chemical designation."
— W. Va. Code § 60A-2-204(a). Same URL (OFFICIAL).

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• Amanita muscaria / Muscimol in Virginia Legal

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