Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Nepal?
Nepal 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
Legal / regulated accessUnscheduled: psilocybin/mushrooms are not named in Nepal's Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act and no government notification has added them. Legal/gray-area de facto, but Act has a catch-all clause; no formal therapeutic program.
Official source (2026-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalParty to UN 1971 Convention; MDMA scheduled under Nepal's narcotics law and prohibited. No therapeutic access.
Official source (2025-12) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot specifically scheduled; no therapeutic pathway. Restrictive default given catch-all provisions.
Official source (2026-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
WHO essential medicine; controlled prescription anesthetic available in medical settings.
Official source (2025-09) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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