Are magic mushrooms legal in Uruguay?
Illegal. Possession and cultivation are criminal offences. Penalties range from a fine to many years in prison.
What the law says
Cannabis was legalised; psilocybin was not. Possession of a personal amount is not itself criminal.
Instrument: Decree-Law 14.294 · Checked: 2026-08-09
Possession
Possession of a personal amount is not itself criminal.
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 Uruguay?
Illegal. Cannabis was legalised; psilocybin was not. Possession of a personal amount is not itself criminal.
Can you grow magic mushrooms in Uruguay?
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 Uruguay?
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: Decree-Law 14.294.
Which law covers psilocybin in Uruguay?
Decree-Law 14.294. 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.