Are magic mushrooms legal in Vietnam?

Decriminalized / tolerated

Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.

Vietnam is one of 14 countries classified “Decriminalized / tolerated” for psilocybin mushrooms — 22% of the 63 with data. (Also searched as magic mushrooms, shrooms.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Laos
Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
Cambodia
Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
Thailand
Decriminalized / tolerated Psilocybin possession is illegal but not enforced in practice.
Hong Kong
Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.
Philippines
Legal Psilocybin possession is legal.
Taiwan
Illegal Psilocybin is a controlled substance; possession is a criminal offence.

Other laws in Vietnam

Cannabis
Illegal
Drinking Age
18–20
Smoking Age
18
Salvia Divinorum
Illegal
Khat
Illegal
E-Cigarettes
Sales banned

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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.