Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Belize?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Belize, 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
IllegalPsilocin expressly listed as a controlled drug in the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 103); penalty cited as 5 years / $100,000. No therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2020-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalNot listed by name but captured by the Act's catch-all for alkylenedioxy-substituted phenethylamines (MDMA = methylenedioxy phenethylamine); treated as Class A. No therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2020-01) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot named in the Act and internationally unscheduled, but Belize provides no lawful supply or therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2020-01) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalN,N-Dimethyltryptamine expressly listed as a controlled drug in the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 103); ayahuasca brew captured. No religious/therapeutic exemption found.
Official source (2020-01) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline expressly listed as a controlled drug in the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap. 103); no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2020-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Prescription anesthetic; not listed among the scheduled psychedelics in the Misuse of Drugs Act. Lawful in hospital/clinical use.
Official source (2020-01) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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