Psilocybin law in Netherlands
Legal or unscheduled Checked 28 September 2026
Since 1 December 2008 the Dutch Opium Act List II has covered fresh and dried psilocybin mushrooms, but psilocybin truffles (sclerotia) are not covered, and the government has confirmed this.
Psilocybin (or the form named) is not listed in the national drug law. That is not licensing: nobody inspects retreats. A summary of published sources, not legal advice.
What the sources say
- The Decree of 17 November 2008 (Staatsblad 2008, 486), in force 1 December 2008, added hallucinogenic mushrooms to List II of the Opium Act. The explanatory note says freely available fresh mushrooms differ little in effects and risks from dried ones, which were already controlled after a 2002 Supreme Court ruling. [Staatsblad 2008, 486 - Besluit van 17 november 2008 ... plaatsing op lijst II van hallucinogene paddenstoelen, Overheid.nl Officiele bekendmakingen, 2008-11-17, read 28 September 2026]
- The current List II entry 'Paddo's' covers "paddenstoelen die van nature de stof psilocine of psilocybine bevatten" (mushrooms that naturally contain psilocine or psilocybine), followed by a list of named species. It does not mention sclerotia. [Opiumwet, Lijst II (version valid 1 January 2026), wetten.overheid.nl, 2026-01-01, read 28 September 2026]
- In an answer to parliamentary questions received on 28 December 2011, Health Minister Schippers wrote that psychedelic truffles or sclerotia do not fall under the Opium Act, and that this was known when 186 mushroom species were placed on List II on 1 December 2008. [Aanhangsel Handelingen II 2011-2012, nr. 1032 (Kamervragen), Overheid.nl Officiele bekendmakingen, 2011-12-28, read 28 September 2026]
- The Jellinek addiction service states that selling fresh sclerotia (truffles) is not prohibited, but dried truffles are treated as prohibited. [Truffels & paddo's en de wet, Jellinek, read 28 September 2026]
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Dated changes
- 28 December 2011: Answering parliamentary questions, Health Minister Schippers wrote that psychedelic truffles (sclerotia) do not fall under the Opium Act, and that this was known when mushrooms were placed on List II in 2008. Source
- 1 December 2008: The Decree of 17 November 2008 (Staatsblad 2008, 486) came into force, adding hallucinogenic mushrooms, fresh or dried, to List II of the Opium Act. Truffles (sclerotia) are not covered. Source
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