Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Germany?
Germany currently offers a lawful pathway to supervised therapeutic use of at least one psychedelic.
Status by substance
Statuses reflect lawful access for supervised therapeutic use — not recreational legality. Last reviewed 2026-06.
Psilocybin
IllegalScheduled under BtMG; no general therapeutic pathway. Limited compassionate-use access at two facilities for treatment-resistant depression (not a general program). Spores legal for microscopy.
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalAnlage I BtMG — authorized scientific use only; no general therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
Legal / regulated accessUnscheduled — not classified as a narcotic under the BtMG; for medical use may be regulated under pharmacy rules. Effectively legal/unregulated.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalDMT and 5-MeO-DMT listed in the German Narcotics Law; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalAnlage I BtMG (Schedule I); raw mescaline and dried cacti illegal.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Authorised anaesthetic medicine; esketamine (Spravato) for TRD; prescription-only.
Official source (2025-06) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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