Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Syria?
Classic psychedelics are prohibited in Syria, 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
IllegalSevere-penalty jurisdiction. Prohibited under Law No. 2 of 1993, which bans cultivation, manufacture, possession and trafficking of narcotics and psychotropic substances; trafficking penalties up to the death penalty. No therapeutic pathway; enforcement weakened by conflict.
Official source (1993-01) ↗MDMA
IllegalProhibited as a controlled psychotropic under Law No. 2 of 1993; trafficking can carry capital punishment. No medical access. (Note: Syria is a major illicit Captagon producer, but that does not create lawful access.).
Official source (1993-01) ↗Ibogaine
IllegalCaptured by the blanket narcotics/psychotropics prohibition of Law No. 2 of 1993; no specific listing located, no medical pathway. Illegal under more-restrictive default.
Official source (1993-01) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
IllegalDMT prohibited as a controlled psychotropic; no religious or therapeutic exemption located.
Official source (1993-01) ↗Mescaline / Peyote
IllegalBest-effort: prohibited as an internationally controlled hallucinogen under the blanket narcotics framework.
Official source (1993-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Prescription anesthetic in principle available through the medical system, but access is severely constrained by the collapse of health infrastructure during the conflict. Not a recreational/therapeutic psychedelic pathway.
Official source (1993-01) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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