States that want to let people use psychedelics have done it through ballot measures (where voters decide directly), not through their legislatures (where politicians decide). Politicians are reluctant to vote for this without voters pushing them to. This matters because it means psychedelic access will stay limited to the few states that already changed their laws.
All psychedelic access laws passed to date in the U.S. (Oregon Measure 109, Colorado Prop 122, Colorado SB 23-290) have been ballot-initiative driven. State legislatures face electoral accountability constraints that make proactive psychedelic scheduling reform politically costly without a voter mandate. No state legislature has a psychedelic access bill in active committee markup as of May 2026. The 2026 legislative sessions in most states are either concluded or entering adjournment phase, closing the window further.