Are magic mushrooms legal in India?
Decriminalized / tolerated
Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
India is one of 14 countries classified “Decriminalized / tolerated” for psilocybin mushrooms — 22% of the 63 with data. (Also searched as magic mushrooms, shrooms.)
Source
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- Nepal
- Legal Psilocybin possession is legal.
- Sri Lanka
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Thailand
- Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
- Laos
- Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
- Vietnam
- Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
- Cambodia
- Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
Other laws in India
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- E-Cigarettes
- Sales banned
A visual reference compiled from Wikipedia’s law-by-country articles, not legal advice. Laws change and summaries simplify — check a primary source before relying on anything here.