Are magic mushrooms legal in the Netherlands?
Legal
Psilocybin possession is legal.
The Netherlands is one of 9 countries classified “Legal” for psilocybin mushrooms — 14% 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
- Belgium
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Luxembourg
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Germany
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Denmark
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- France
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- United Kingdom
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
Other laws in Netherlands
- Cannabis
- Decriminalized
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Salvia Divinorum
- Legal / unregulated
- Khat
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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