Is Peyote and Mescaline Legal in Delaware? (2026)

Illegal

As of November 12, 2026, Peyote and Mescaline is illegal to sell (federally scheduled; state law on file reads illegal) in Delaware. Schedule I federally (peyote and mescaline); Native American Church exemption. Controlling source: 16 Del. C. 4714(d) (Schedule I, hallucinogenic substances).

Verified November 12, 2026 (hash check) · confidence: confirmed

Is Peyote and Mescaline Legal? Every state and federal law

Delaware Peyote and Mescaline ban status: ban in force

QuietNo pending legislation, deadlines or enforcement actions on file for Peyote and Mescaline in Delaware.
Federal
Schedule I federally (peyote and mescaline); Native American Church exemption (effective 1971-05-01). State-law reading underneath: Illegal.
Rule type
permanent
Tier
Schedule I
Schedule
schedule 1

What the record says

Delaware lists mescaline and peyote in Schedule I (16 Del. C. 4714(d)(10), (11)) under a lead-in covering any material, compound, mixture or preparation containing any quantity of the listed hallucinogens. Peyote is named without a separate plant definition. San Pedro and other mescaline cacti are not named; they are reached through the mescaline entry and that lead-in. Delaware’s controlled-substances chapter has no religious-use exemption for peyote. Federal Schedule I status and the federal church exemption are on the federal page.

Controlling language, verbatim

(d) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation: ... (10) Mescaline; (11) Peyote;

Source of excerpt

Citations

  1. 16 Del. C. 4714(d) (Schedule I, hallucinogenic substances) (Delaware Code Online (Office of the Revisors of Statutes), 2026-10-31) PRIMARYOFFICIAL
  2. 24 Del. Admin. Code, Uniform Controlled Substances Act Regulations (archived official copy) (Delaware Division of Professional Regulation, 2026-10-31)OFFICIAL

Where Peyote and Mescaline stands across the country

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Among Delaware’s 3 neighbors, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania are illegal, the same posture as Delaware.

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Federal posture

Federally scheduled or prohibited. Schedule I federally (peyote and mescaline); Native American Church exemption Federal detail

Verbatim law on file for Delaware

8 instruments on file for this compound’s framework in Delaware; 2 of 2 citations above are official sources. Each text carries its source and a fingerprint that changes when the law does.

11 Del. C. 627 · Prohibited acts as to substances releasing vapors or fumes; unclassified misdemeanorOFFICIAL
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Prohibited acts as to substances releasing vapors or fumes; unclassified misdemeanor
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§ 627. Prohibited acts as to substances releasing vapors or fumes; unclassified misdemeanor.
    No person shall:
       (1) Intentionally smell or inhale the vapors or fumes from any substance having the property of releasing vapors or fumes for the
    purpose of producing a condition of intoxication, inebriation, exhilaration, stupefaction or lethargy or for the purpose of dulling the
    brain or nervous system; provided, that nothing in this section shall prohibit the inhalation of the vapors or fumes of any anesthesia
    for medical or dental purposes;
       (2) Sell or offer to sell to any person any material, product or article of commerce containing any substance having a property of
    releasing vapors or fumes, if the person has knowledge or is in the possession of such facts that the person should have knowledge
    that the material, product or article of commerce sold or offered will be used for the purpose of committing any of the acts proscribed
    in paragraph (1) of this section;
       (3) Purchase or offer to purchase for the person or any other person any material, product or article of commerce containing any
    substance having the property of releasing vapors and fumes if such purchase or offer to purchase is made for the purpose of committing
    any of the acts proscribed in paragraph (1) of this section.
    Any violation of this section shall be an unclassified misdemeanor.
    (11 Del. C. 1953, § 627; 58 Del. Laws, c. 497, § 1; 65 Del. Laws, c. 286, § 1; 67 Del. Laws, c. 130, § 8; 70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §
     1.)
16 Del. C. § 4714(d) · Schedule I hallucinogenic substances (official text)OFFICIAL
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Schedule I hallucinogenic substances (official text)
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https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc02/index.html
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2026-11-01
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(d) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(4) Bufotenine;

(5) Diethyltryptamine;

(6) Dimethyltryptamine;
16 Del. C. 4701(7), 4701(10) and 4754(a)-(b) · Controlled substance and designer drug definitions with the drug dealing offense (three verbatim passages, separated by blank lines)OFFICIAL
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Controlled substance and designer drug definitions with the drug dealing offense (three verbatim passages, separated by blank lines)
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https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc01/index.html
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2026-11-06
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(7) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter. For purposes of the crimes set forth in subchapters IV and V of this chapter, and of forfeiture set forth in § 4784 of this title, “controlled substance” includes "designer drug", as defined in paragraph (10) of this section.

(10) "Designer drug" means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance or that was specifically designed to or may produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance. Examples of chemical classes in which "designer drugs" are found include, but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines, morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles, arylcycloalkylamines, cannabinoids, cathinones, and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance. "Designer drug" does not include any substance that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with an approved new drug application, or an exemption for investigating use within the meaning of § 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 355), or that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with a registration issued by the Attorney General of the United States within the meaning of §§ 301–304 of the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 821-824).

(a) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with the intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance.

(b) Violation of subsection (a) of this section is a class D felony.
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16 Del. C. 4714(d) (Schedule I) · Schedule I (Sec. 4714): subsection (d) hallucinogenic substancesOFFICIAL
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Schedule I (Sec. 4714): subsection (d) hallucinogenic substances
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https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc02/index.html
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(d) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

(1) 3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;

(2) 5-methoxy-3,4-methylenedioxy amphetamine;

(3) 3,4,5-trimethoxy amphetamine;

(4) Bufotenine;

(5) Diethyltryptamine;

(6) Dimethyltryptamine;

(7) 4-methyl-2,5-dimethoxylamphetamine;

(8) Ibogaine;

(9) Lysergic acid diethylamide;

(10) Mescaline;

(11) Peyote;

(12) N-ethyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;

(13) N-methyl-3-piperidyl benzilate;

(14) Psilocybin;

(15) Psilocyn;

(16) Thiophene Analog of Phencyclidine;

(17) Ethylamine Analog of Phencyclidine;

(18) Pyrrolidine Analog of Phencyclidine;

(19) Any material, compound, combination, mixture, synthetic substitute or preparation which contains any quantity of marijuana or any tetrahydrocannabinols, their salts, isomers or salts of isomers and is not approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration;

(20) Parahexyl

(21) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), its optical, positional and geometric isomers, salts and salts of isomers;

(22) 2, 5-Dimethoxy-4-ethylamphetamine (DOET);

(23) Alpha-ethyltrytamine;

(24) Salvia divinorum;

(25) Salvinorin A; and

(26) [Repealed.]
16 Del. C. 4714(h) · Schedule IOFFICIAL
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Schedule I
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(h) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation that contains any quantity of tianeptine including its salts, isomers and salts of isomers unless specifically excepted, whenever the existence of these salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible.
16 Del. C. 4718(a) through (k) · Schedule III: subsections (a) through (k), ending with (k) ketamineOFFICIAL
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Schedule III: subsections (a) through (k), ending with (k) ketamine
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https://delcode.delaware.gov/title16/c047/sc02/index.html
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(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule III.

(b) Unless specifically excepted or unless listed in another schedule, any compound, mixture or preparation containing limited quantities of any stimulant drugs or any salts, isomers or salts of isomers thereof and 1 or more active medicinal ingredients not having a stimulant effect on the central nervous system and in such combinations, quantity, proportion or concentration that reduce the potential abuse of the substances which have a stimulant effect on the central nervous system.

(c) Unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant effect on the central nervous system:

(1) Any substance which contains any quantity of a derivative of barbituric acid, or any salt of a derivative of barbituric acid, except those substances which are specifically listed in other schedules;

(2) Chlorhexadol;

(3) Lysergic acid;

(4) Lysergic acid amide;

(5) Methyprylon;

(6) [Rescheduled];

(7) Sulfondiethylmethane;

(8) Sulfonethylmethane; and

(9) Sulfonmethane.

(d) Nalorphine.

(e) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation containing limited quantities of any of the following narcotic drugs, or any salts thereof:

(1) Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine or any of its salts per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with an equal or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium;

(2) Not more than 1.8 grams of codeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with 1 or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(3) Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with a fourfold or greater quantity of an isoquinoline alkaloid of opium;

(4) Not more than 300 milligrams of dihydrocodeinone, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with 1 or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(5) Not more than 1.8 grams of dihydrocodeine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 90 milligrams per dosage unit, with 1 or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(6) Not more than 300 milligrams of ethylmorphine, or any of its salts, per 100 milliliters or not more than 15 milligrams per dosage unit, with 1 or more ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts;

(7) Not more than 500 milligrams of opium per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams or not more than 25 milligrams per dosage unit with 1 or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts; and

(8) Not more than 50 milligrams of morphine or any of its salts per 100 milliliters or per 100 grams with 1 or more active, nonnarcotic ingredients in recognized therapeutic amounts.

(f) Anabolic steroids and combinations:

(1) Boldenone;

(2) Chlorotestosterone (4-dihydrotestosterone);

(3) Clostebol;

(4) Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone;

(5) Dihydrotestosterone (4-dihydrotestosterone);

(6) Drostanolone;

(7) Ethylestrenol;

(8) Fluoxymesterone;

(9) Formebulone (formebulone);

(10) Mesterolone;

(11) Methandienone;

(12) Methandranone;

(13) Methandriol;

(14) Methandrostenolone;

(15) Methenolone;

(16) Methyltestosterone;

(17) Mibolerone;

(18) Nandrolone;

(19) Norethandrolone;

(20) Oxandrolone;

(21) Oxymesterone;

(22) Oxymetholone;

(23) Stanolone;

(24) Stanozolol;

(25) Testolactone;

(26) Testosterone;

(27) Trenbolone; and

(28) Any salt, ester, or isomer of a drug or substance described or listed in this paragraph, if that salt, ester, or isomer promotes muscle growth.

(g) Clortermine.

(h) Benzphetamine.

(i) Chlorphentermine.

(j) Phendametrazine.

(k) Ketamine.
16 Del. C. Sec. 4701(7)-(10) · Definitions: controlled substance and designer drugOFFICIAL
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Definitions: controlled substance and designer drug
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(7) “Controlled substance” means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter. For purposes of the crimes set forth in subchapters IV and V of this chapter, and of forfeiture set forth in § 4784 of this title, “controlled substance” includes "designer drug", as defined in paragraph (10) of this section.
(8) “Counterfeit controlled substance” means a controlled substance which, or the container or labeling of which, without authorization, bears the trademark, trade name, or other identifying mark, imprint, number or device or any likeness thereof, of a manufacturer, distributor or dispenser other than the person who in fact manufactured, distributed or dispensed the substance.
(9) "Deliver" or “delivery” means the actual, constructive or attempted transfer from one person to another of a controlled substance, whether or not there is an agency relationship.
(10) "Designer drug" means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance or that was specifically designed to or may produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance. Examples of chemical classes in which "designer drugs" are found include, but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines, morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles, arylcycloalkylamines, cannabinoids, cathinones, and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance. "Designer drug" does not include any substance that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with an approved new drug application, or an exemption for investigating use within the meaning of § 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. § 355), or that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with a registration issued by the Attorney General of the United States within the meaning of §§ 301–304 of the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. §§ 821-824).
16 Del. C. Sec. 4701(7), (10) · Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Definitions (Controlled substance; Designer drug)OFFICIAL
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Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Definitions (Controlled substance; Designer drug)
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(7) Controlled substance means a drug, substance or immediate precursor in Schedules I through V of subchapter II of this chapter. For purposes of the crimes set forth in subchapters IV and V of this chapter, and of forfeiture set forth in Section 4784 of this title, controlled substance includes designer drug, as defined in paragraph (10) of this section. (10) Designer drug means a substance that has a chemical structure substantially similar to that of a controlled substance or that was specifically designed to or may produce an effect substantially similar to that of a controlled substance. Examples of chemical classes in which designer drugs are found include, but are not limited to, the following: Phenethylamines, N-substituted piperidines, morphinans, ecgonines, quinazolinones, substituted indoles, arylcycloalkylamines, cannabinoids, cathinones, and any synthetic analogue of a controlled substance. Designer drug does not include any substance that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with an approved new drug application, or an exemption for investigating use within the meaning of Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 355), or that was manufactured, delivered or dispensed in conformance with a registration issued by the Attorney General of the United States within the meaning of Sections 301–304 of the Federal Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. Sections 821-824).

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