Magic mushrooms & truffles: Legal status

The purified chemicals psilocybin and psilocin are listed as Schedule I drugs under the United Nations 1971 Convention on Psychotropic Substances.However, the UN drug treaties do not apply to cultivation, preparation, or international transport of psilocybin mushrooms.


Internationally, the two chemicals are generally considered Controlled substances. However, there is much ambiguity about what is considered a "container" of these compounds in several countries (e.g. Brazil), the chemicals themselves are listed as controlled substances, but the mushrooms that contain the chemicals are not, therefore deemed legal.