Any rescheduling remains Schedule I outside approved medical use; DEA resists broad descheduling through 2026.

The DEA (the US agency that controls which drugs are legal and illegal) is expected to keep psychedelics on the most restricted list of substances through 2026, except in very narrow medical situations. This means that even as some states loosen their own rules, federal law stays tight, and the DEA keeps enforcing it.

The Anti-Illicit Trade resolution signals continued enforcement priority. I have to justify every loosening to communities harmed by diversion.