Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in India?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in India, 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 scheduled under NDPS Act; prohibition poorly enforced. DISPUTED: 2025 Kerala High Court ruling held that whole psilocybin mushrooms (a natural fungus) are not scheduled under NDPS, while the compound psilocybin remains controlled. No therapeutic pathway either way.
Official source (2026-06) ↗MDMA
IllegalMDMA scheduled under NDPS Act; penalties scale with quantity; no medical/therapeutic access.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalIbogaine UN-unscheduled but no lawful therapeutic pathway in India.
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Anesthetic for medical use; reclassified/tightened in 2013 (moved under Schedule X / prescription controls due to abuse) but lawful clinical/prescription access remains.
Official source (2023-07) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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