Are magic mushrooms legal in New Zealand?
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
Class A, with a narrow 2025 opening allowing a small number of approved psychiatrists to prescribe. Personal cultivation carries heavy penalties.
Instrument: Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; Medsafe 2025 authorisation · 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 New Zealand?
Supervised access. Class A, with a narrow 2025 opening allowing a small number of approved psychiatrists to prescribe. Personal cultivation carries heavy penalties.
Can you grow magic mushrooms in New Zealand?
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 New Zealand?
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: Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; Medsafe 2025 authorisation.
Which law covers psilocybin in New Zealand?
Misuse of Drugs Act 1975; Medsafe 2025 authorisation. 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.