Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Bolivia?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Bolivia, 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
IllegalPsilocybin/psilocin in Lista I of Ley No. 1008 (1988). No medical/therapeutic pathway; possession criminalized (no functional decriminalization).
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalLista I of Ley No. 1008. No MDMA-assisted therapy program; possession criminalized.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot explicitly named in Lista I (plant status genuinely ambiguous, possibly unscheduled), but no lawful therapeutic pathway or clinics.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalIsolated DMT in Lista I. Ayahuasca brew tolerated as traditional/Indigenous use (ingredients sold openly), but this informal exemption is not a lawful therapeutic pathway, so general status is illegal.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline explicitly in Lista I; consumable preparations prohibited. San Pedro (Echinopsis pachanoi) and native Bolivian Torch not separately scheduled and likely cultivable as ornamentals; peyote not native. No therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Not in Lista I; prescription anesthetic (human/veterinary), consistent with UN 1971 Schedule III medicine status.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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