Is Psychedelic Therapy Legal in Uruguay?
Uruguay has decriminalized personal use of at least one psychedelic, but supervised therapeutic use is not yet a regulated pathway.
Status by substance
Statuses reflect lawful access for supervised therapeutic use — not recreational legality. Last reviewed 2026-06.
Psilocybin
DecriminalizedPossession for personal use has never been criminalised (Decree-Law 14.294, since 1974; judge assesses personal-use intent), but psilocybin is scheduled and there is no lawful supply, sale, cultivation or therapeutic pathway. A National Party bill to legalise psychedelics for medical/scientific use is pending.
Official source (2016-01) ↗MDMA
DecriminalizedPersonal-use possession not criminalised, but MDMA is scheduled with no lawful supply or therapeutic pathway.
Official source (2016-01) ↗Ibogaine
DecriminalizedPersonal-use possession not criminalised under the general no-criminalisation regime; no lawful supply or therapeutic pathway. Restrictive read within decrim.
Official source (2016-01) ↗DMT / Ayahuasca
DecriminalizedPersonal-use possession not criminalised; DMT scheduled, no lawful therapeutic supply; no formal traditional/religious exemption identified.
Official source (2016-01) ↗Ketamine
Legal / regulated accessTracked separately — a prescription medicine, excluded from the blended status.
Prescription anaesthetic; lawful medical use.
Official source (2024-01) ↗Educational information, not legal advice. Laws change — confirm with the official sources above before making decisions.
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