Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Bahamas?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Bahamas, with no lawful pathway for supervised therapeutic use.
Status by substance
Statuses reflect lawful access for supervised therapeutic use — not recreational legality. Last reviewed 2026-06.
Psilocybin
IllegalPsilocybine named in the Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order 2024, Part B Schedule I; no therapeutic pathway. An Aug 2024 enforcement raid on a psilocybin retreat confirms this; older 'legal/unscheduled' claims predate the 2024 Order.
Official source (2024-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalMDMA/MDA listed in the Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order 2024, Part B Schedule I; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2024-01) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot internationally scheduled, so absent from the 2024 Order; no decriminalization or therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2024-01) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalPure DMT named in the Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order 2024, Part B Schedule I; no religious or therapeutic exemption.
Official source (2024-01) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline named in the Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order 2024, Part B Schedule I; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2024-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Scheduled controlled drug but lawful as a prescription anesthetic (including esketamine).
Official source (2024-01) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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