Are magic mushrooms legal in the United Kingdom?
Illegal
Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
The United Kingdom is one of 39 countries classified “Illegal” for psilocybin mushrooms — 62% 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
- Ireland
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Netherlands
- Legal Psilocybin possession is legal.
- Belgium
- Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
- Luxembourg
- 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.
Other laws in United Kingdom
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
- Drinking Age
- 18–20
- Salvia Divinorum
- Illegal
- Khat
- Illegal
- E-Cigarettes
- Regulated
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