Psilocybin law in The Bahamas
Illegal Checked 11 October 2026
The Bahamas applies its Dangerous Drugs Act to substances in the 1971 Convention schedules, which include psilocybine, and in August 2024 police raided an advertised psilocybin retreat in Nassau and arrested its two operators.
Psilocybin is a controlled substance with no lawful route for retreats or personal use. Some of these states fund research or trials. A summary of published sources, not legal advice.
What the sources say
- The Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order, 2024, made under s.11(2) of the Dangerous Drugs Act (Ch. 228), applies Part IV of the Act to drugs in the schedules of the 1961 Single Convention and the 1971 Psychotropic Convention. The Act defines 'psychotropic substance' as any substance, natural or synthetic, or any natural material. [Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order, 2024, Office of the Attorney General, The Bahamas, 2024, read 28 September 2026] [Dangerous Drugs Act, Chapter 228, Statute Law of The Bahamas, LRO 1/2017, read 28 September 2026]
- On 28 August 2024, Drug Enforcement Unit officers searched an Airbnb in western New Providence where the owners reportedly offered psilocybin therapy to guests, seized suspected psilocybin mushrooms and arrested two people. [UPDATE: Exclusive footage of Psilocybin mushrooms confiscated by police, Eye Witness News (Bahamas), 2024-08-28, read 11 October 2026]
- Eye Witness News reported that the Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Michael Darville, confirmed no licence or approval existed for the operation and ordered it shut down. [Couple arrested for 'magic mushroom' facility, Eye Witness News (Bahamas), 2024-08-29, read 4 October 2026]
- Reason for exclusion: condition 3 fails. A psilocybin retreat was raided, its operators arrested and the operation closed. [UPDATE: Exclusive footage of Psilocybin mushrooms confiscated by police, Eye Witness News (Bahamas), 2024-08-29, read 11 October 2026] [Couple arrested for 'magic mushroom' facility, Eye Witness News (Bahamas), 2024-08-29, read 4 October 2026]
Dated changes
- 2024: The Dangerous Drugs (Application) Order, 2024 applies Part IV of the Dangerous Drugs Act to the drugs in the schedules of the 1961 Single Convention and the 1971 Psychotropic Convention, which include psilocybine. Source
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