Are magic mushrooms legal in Germany?
Illegal. Possession and cultivation are criminal offences. Penalties range from a fine to many years in prison.
What the law says
Anlage I, the most restricted category. Small-quantity possession is sometimes not prosecuted at the prosecutor's discretion, which is not the same as lawful.
Instrument: Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage I · Checked: 2026-08-09
Possession
Small-quantity possession is sometimes not prosecuted at the prosecutor's discretion, which is not the same as lawful.
Cultivation
Production is typically the most serious of the offences here. Where possession may draw a caution or a fine, growing is charged as production or manufacture, and sentences are measured in years. Quantity, equipment and anything that reads as supply all make it worse. 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 Germany?
Illegal. Anlage I, the most restricted category. Small-quantity possession is sometimes not prosecuted at the prosecutor's discretion, which is not the same as lawful.
Can you grow magic mushrooms in Germany?
Production is typically the most serious of the offences here. Where possession may draw a caution or a fine, growing is charged as production or manufacture, and sentences are measured in years. Quantity, equipment and anything that reads as supply all make it worse. This entry does not separately track cultivation. Read the instrument named below and a local source before you act.
Are mushroom spores legal in Germany?
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: Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage I.
Which law covers psilocybin in Germany?
Betäubungsmittelgesetz, Anlage I. 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.