Legislation to decriminalize psilocybin in New Hampshire is scheduled for a public hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on April 15 at 1:50 p.m. in Room 100 of the State House.
Dried psilocybin mushrooms.
House Bill 528, filed by State Representative Kevin Verville (R), was approved by the full House last month with strong bipartisan support. Originally written to fully legalize the personal use and possession of psilocybin, the bill was amended in committee to instead decriminalize it.
As passed by the House, the revised measure would treat a first offense for possession by those 18 and older as a civil violation with a fine of up to $100.
A second or third offense would be classified as a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $1,000, but it would carry no possibility of incarceration.
If signed into law, the change would take effect on January 1, 2026.
The public hearing will give lawmakers and citizens a chance to weigh in on the bill’s potential impact. Representative Verville is also the primary sponsor of a separate bill to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, which was passed by the House and is also now under consideration in the Senate.
