Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in São Tomé and Príncipe?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in São Tomé and Príncipe, 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
IllegalUN Psychotropic Convention party; psilocybin Schedule I internationally; no national therapeutic program. English-language statute sourcing very thin.
Official source (2024-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalMDMA is UN Psychotropic Schedule I; prohibited, no therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2024-01) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalIbogaine not UN-scheduled; no evidence of lawful domestic access or unscheduled status.
Official source (2025-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Ketamine is an essential anesthetic; prescription/medical use within the health system.
Official source (2023-07) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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