Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Dominica?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Dominica, 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 named in the Class A schedule of the Drugs (Prevention of Misuse) Act, Ch. 40:07 (a near-verbatim UK Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 transplant); no therapeutic/decriminalization pathway. 2020 amendment decriminalized cannabis only.
Official source (1995-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalCaptured by the Class A generic clause for ring-substituted (alkylenedioxy) phenethylamines, mirroring the UK MDA. No therapeutic pathway.
Official source (1995-01) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot named, likely unscheduled (like the pre-2016 UK), but no therapeutic or supply pathway exists.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalN,N-Dimethyltryptamine named in the Class A schedule of Ch. 40:07; no exemption.
Official source (1995-01) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline named in the Class A schedule of Ch. 40:07; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (1995-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Prescription anesthetic (WHO essential medicines list); not in Dominica's controlled-drugs schedules.
Official source (1995-01) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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