Are magic mushrooms legal in Australia?
Supervised access. Lawful only inside a licensed programme, with a trained facilitator or a prescriber. Outside that programme it remains a criminal offence.
What the law says
Since July 2023, psychiatrists authorised under the Authorised Prescriber scheme may prescribe psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. Everything else stays a serious offence.
Instrument: TGA Poisons Standard, Schedule 8 (authorised prescribers) · Checked: 2026-08-09
Possession
Lawful only inside a licensed programme, with a trained facilitator or a prescriber. Outside that programme it remains a criminal offence. (general reading of the status; this entry does not quote a possession rule)
Cultivation
A licensed programme does not make home cultivation lawful. The exception written into the law is supervised access, with a trained facilitator or a prescriber, inside that programme. Growing outside it stays a criminal offence, and it is usually one of the serious ones. This entry does not separately track cultivation. Read the instrument named below and a local source before you act.
Spores
This entry does not name spores. Spores contain no psilocybin and are treated separately in many places, but germinating them is cultivation wherever the mushrooms are controlled.
Questions
Are magic mushrooms legal in Australia?
Supervised access. Since July 2023, psychiatrists authorised under the Authorised Prescriber scheme may prescribe psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression. Everything else stays a serious offence.
Can you grow magic mushrooms in Australia?
A licensed programme does not make home cultivation lawful. The exception written into the law is supervised access, with a trained facilitator or a prescriber, inside that programme. Growing outside it stays a criminal offence, and it is usually one of the serious ones. This entry does not separately track cultivation. Read the instrument named below and a local source before you act.
Are mushroom spores legal in Australia?
This entry does not name spores. Spores contain no psilocybin and are treated separately from mushrooms in many places, but germinating them is cultivation wherever the mushrooms are controlled. Read the instrument named on this page: TGA Poisons Standard, Schedule 8 (authorised prescribers).
Which law covers psilocybin in Australia?
TGA Poisons Standard, Schedule 8 (authorised prescribers). Checked 2026-08-09. This is journalism, not legal advice.
This is journalism, not legal advice. Laws change, and enforcement varies inside a single country. Read the instrument named above and take local advice before you make a decision.