Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Kazakhstan?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Kazakhstan, 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
IllegalList of Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Precursors (Decree No. 470, 2019): psilocybin/psilocin controlled/prohibited; no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2019-07) ↗MDMA
IllegalMDMA controlled/prohibited under the national List (Decree No. 470); no medical/therapeutic access.
Official source (2019-07) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalIbogaine UN-unscheduled but no lawful therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalDMT controlled/prohibited under the national List; no exemption.
Official source (2019-07) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline controlled/prohibited under the national List.
Official source (2019-07) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Anesthetic for medical use; WHO Essential Medicine; prescription/clinical access (controlled substance).
Official source (2023-07) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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