Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Switzerland?
Switzerland 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 accessLimited medical use program: the Federal Office of Public Health authorizes individual physicians to treat patients with psilocybin under Art. 8 para 5 of the Narcotics Act (added 2021; ~348 psilocybin authorizations in 2024). Recreational possession otherwise decriminalized (spot fine).
Official source (2025-08) ↗MDMA
Legal / regulated accessLimited medical use program: FOPH authorizes physicians to treat patients with MDMA under Art. 8 para 5 of the Narcotics Act (running since 2014; ~245 MDMA authorizations in 2024). One of the only such MDMA-assisted therapy authorizations in the world.
Official source (2025-08) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalNot part of the limited-medical-use program; treated as a prohibited controlled substance. No lawful therapeutic supply.
Official source (2026-06) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalDMT controlled; not in the limited-medical-use program. Personal possession otherwise decriminalized (spot fine).
Official source (2026-06) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalMescaline controlled; not in the limited-medical-use program. Personal possession decriminalized (spot fine).
Official source (2026-06) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Authorized anaesthetic medicine (UN Schedule III); prescription/medical use, including off-label psychiatric use.
Official source (2025-06) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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