Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in China?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in China, 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 Category I psychotropic substances; strict prohibition, no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalMDMA a Category I narcotic/psychotropic; strict prohibition, no medical/therapeutic access.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalIbogaine UN-unscheduled; China controls many psychoactive substances and has no lawful therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Category I psychotropic due to widespread abuse; lawful only in authorized medical institutions (no retail; max 3-day prescription); legal medical access but notably tightly restricted.
Official source (2024-10) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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