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Netherlands

Legal only through licensed, supervised or restricted programmes.

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Netherlands

Legal only through licensed, supervised or restricted programmes.

Status by substance

  • Psilocybin — Regulated framework
  • Ayahuasca — Prohibited
  • Cannabis — Decriminalized

Current status

Regulated framework

Psilocybin: Legal as truffle — Since December 2008, possession of both dry and fresh psychoactive mushrooms has been forbidden by law. The Openbaar Ministerie – the Dutch prosecutor's office – stated that prosecution shall be started on possession of 0.5g dried or 5g fresh psychoactive mushrooms. Possession of these minor amounts is allowed and will not lead to a criminal charge. Before December 2008, unprocessed psychoactive mushrooms were not covered under the opium law, making them legal to possess, consume and sell, and could be bought in " smart shops " which specialize in ethnobotanicals . Although

Law & key sections

Key sections

  1. Decree title — purpose

    Besluit van 17 november 2008, houdende wijziging van lijst I en II, behorende bij de Opiumwet, in verband met plaatsing op lijst I van oripavine en in verband met plaatsing op lijst II van hallucinogene paddenstoelen

  2. Article II — hallucinogenic mushrooms added to List II

    Aan lijst II, behorende bij de Opiumwet, wordt na «zolpidem –» ingevoegd «Paddo’s A: paddenstoelen die van nature de stof psilocine of psilocybine bevatten: agrocybe farinacea … psilocybe cubensis … psilocybe mexicana …»

  3. Article II, part B — fly agaric and panther cap

    B: paddenstoelen die van nature muscimol en iboteenzuur bevatten: amanita muscaria muscaria vliegenzwam amanita pantherina panteramaniet.

  4. Article III — entry into force

    Dit besluit treedt in werking met ingang van 1 december 2008.

Quoted excerpts. The official document linked above is the authoritative text.

Bills

  • Kamerstuk 24 077, nr. 567

    Motion on a pilot of MDMA-assisted therapy for people with severe PTSD [Motie van de leden Mutluer en Sneller over een pilot met MDMA-ondersteunde therapie voor mensen met ernstige PTSS]

    1. IntroducedApr 21, 2026 (done)
    2. PassedNext step (current)
    3. Signed— (upcoming)
    4. Law in effect— (upcoming)
  • Staatsblad 2008, 486

    Decree amending Opium Act Lists I and II, adding hallucinogenic mushrooms to List II [Besluit ... plaatsing op lijst II van hallucinogene paddenstoelen]

    Enacted

    1. IntroducedDate TBC (done)
    2. PassedDate TBC (done)
    3. SignedNov 17, 2008 (done)
    4. Law in effectDec 1, 2008 (done)

Timeline of laws

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Clinical trials

5 recorded · 4 recruiting

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Sources

Decree of 17 November 2008 Amending Opium Act Lists I and II · zoek.officielebekendmakingen.nlHow this status was decided