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🇦🇺 Australia
Fully Approved
First country to formally approve MDMA for PTSD and psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression (July 2023). Must be administered by authorized psychiatrists. A landmark for global access.
🇨🇦 Canada
Special Access
Health Canada's Special Access Program allows terminally ill and treatment-resistant patients to access psilocybin. Several provinces allow palliative use. Growing number of licensed providers.
🇳🇱 Netherlands
Truffles Legal
Psilocybin mushrooms are banned but psilocybin truffles exist in a legal gray area and are sold openly. Dozens of retreat centers operate legally in Amsterdam and beyond.
🇯🇲 Jamaica
Fully Legal
No scheduling law for psilocybin mushrooms. Multiple high-quality retreat centers operate legally and openly, attracting participants from the US and Europe seeking legal access.
🇲🇽 Mexico
Ceremonial / Clinics
Psilocybin mushrooms are used legally in indigenous ceremonies. Ibogaine clinics operate openly and legally in Baja California. No formal recreational or therapeutic framework, but widely available.
🇧🇷 Brazil
Ceremonial Legal
Ayahuasca is explicitly legal, and Brazil has a robust ceremonial tradition. The União do Vegetal (UDV) and Santo Daime churches are legally recognized. Clinical research is active.
🇵🇪 Peru
Traditional Legal
Ayahuasca is explicitly legal for traditional and ceremonial use. Hundreds of retreat centers operate legally in the Amazon region. Variable quality — research vetting carefully.
🇵🇹 Portugal
Decriminalized
All drug possession for personal use was decriminalized in 2001. This includes psychedelics. Production and sale remain illegal. No therapeutic framework yet, but research is active.
🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Legal Gray Area
No specific scheduling of psilocybin. Multiple retreat centers operate. Growing destination for US participants seeking legal psilocybin access outside clinical trial frameworks.
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