Is psilocybin legal in Netherlands and Portugal?

Netherlands: Fresh psilocybin truffles (sclerotia) are outside the Opium Act; mushrooms, fresh or dried, have been banned since December 2008. Portugal: Illegal but tolerated in practice: possession for personal use is an administrative offence, but supplying psilocybin is trafficking. Retreats advertise openly and we found no reported prosecution of one.

Is Netherlands or Portugal cheaper?

By median published starting price, Portugal is lower: €2,650 in Netherlands against €1,990 in Portugal, across 5 and 4 published programmes.

The Netherlands vs Portugal

For a psilocybin retreat or session, side by side. Figures from 92 listings, read up to 27 October 2026.

	Netherlands	Portugal
Legal route	Legal or unscheduled	Illegal but tolerated in practice
The law	Fresh psilocybin truffles (sclerotia) are outside the Opium Act; mushrooms, fresh or dried, have been banned since December 2008.	Illegal but tolerated in practice: possession for personal use is an administrative offence, but supplying psilocybin is trafficking. Retreats advertise openly and we found no reported prosecution of one.
Minimum age	Set by each centre	Set by each centre
What you book	Residential retreat	Residential retreat
Centres listed	8	3
Published prices	€1,750 to €3,750	€490 to €2,990
Median published price	€2,650	€1,990
Length	2 to 5 nights, median 4	3 to 6 nights, median 5
Psilocybin product billed separately	No, part of the programme	No, part of the programme
Group offered	4 of 8 centres	2 of 3 centres
Private offered	1 of 8 centres	2 of 3 centres
Medical screening described	7 of 8	3 of 3
Integration included	6 of 8 centres	3 of 3 centres

Questions people ask

Is psilocybin legal in Netherlands and Portugal?: Netherlands: Fresh psilocybin truffles (sclerotia) are outside the Opium Act; mushrooms, fresh or dried, have been banned since December 2008. Portugal: Illegal but tolerated in practice: possession for personal use is an administrative offence, but supplying psilocybin is trafficking. Retreats advertise openly and we found no reported prosecution of one.
Is Netherlands or Portugal cheaper?: By median published starting price, Portugal is lower: €2,650 in Netherlands against €1,990 in Portugal, across 5 and 4 published programmes.

Centres in Netherlands

Legal or unscheduled

Centres in Portugal

Illegal but tolerated in practice