Greece
Psilocybin is illegal in Greece as of 16 Aug 2026.1
- Checked against 2 cited sources at this review.
1. What the law is
Law 4139/2013 (Nomos peri exartisiogonon ousion, Government Gazette A' 74 of 20 March 2013) is Greece's operative drug law. Its article 100(1)(a) repealed Law 3459/2006, the former Code of Laws for Drugs, except the provisions retained by article 99: article 1(2), which carries Tables A to D, the ministerial decisions issued under article 1(3), and articles 58 and 61. Psilocybin and psilocin are entries 15 and 16 of Table A. Article 20(1) punishes trafficking with imprisonment of at least 8 years and a fine of up to EUR 300,000. Article 29(1) punishes acquiring, possessing or using narcotics in quantities justified only by the offender's own exclusive use with imprisonment of up to 5 months; article 29(2) allows a court to leave a wholly occasional offender unpunished, and article 29(3) keeps such convictions out of criminal-record extracts.1
The schedule outlived the code it belonged to. When Law 4139/2013 replaced the rest of Greece's 2006 drug code, Table A was kept in force, and psilocybin and psilocin are entries 15 and 16 on it. Possessing, using, growing or supplying the mushrooms is a criminal offense under that law. Personal use is punished more lightly than trafficking, at up to 5 months in prison under article 29, but it is punished, and nothing here is decriminalized. No legal market exists, and no medical access scheme has been enacted.
2. Pending legislation
Introduced but not yet law. If a bill passes, this record changes with it.
Unknown. The Hellenic Parliament's legislative search refused every request we made on 16 August 2026, so nothing is claimed either way about bills now before parliament. The Greek Psychedelic Society says it is drafting a psychedelics decriminalization bill to present to parliament; on its own account that remains a draft rather than introduced legislation.
3. History
The laws behind today’s status, when each took effect, and every review since, in order.
Greece was confirmed illegal, and a widely repeated online claim that the country runs a state medical prescribing program was checked and found to have nothing behind it.
Greece's entry named a drug code that was repealed in 2013. The operative law is Law 4139/2013, and the entry now cites it, along with the schedule that still names psilocybin and psilocin. Nothing about the legal status changed.
4. Trials in Greece
Interventional psilocybin trials with at least one study site in Greece, drawn from ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTIS, and ISRCTN. Registry data is reported by sponsors and shown as filed.
Recruiting, active, completed and closed add up to the 1 trial with a study site in Greece, as of Aug 2026. Closed covers trials terminated, suspended, withdrawn or left unverified.
| Registry ID | Trial | Phase | Sponsor | Status | Started |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06793397 (opens in new tab) | A Study of a Deuterated Psilocin Analog (CYB003) in Humans With Major Depressive Disorder (opens in new tab)Recruiting in Athens and Thessaloniki | Phase Phase 3 | Sponsor Cybin IRL Limited | Status Recruiting | Started |
ClinicalTrials.gov data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. Common questions
Is psilocybin legal in Greece?
Psilocybin is illegal in Greece as of 16 Aug 2026.
Are magic mushrooms ("shrooms") legal in Greece?
"Magic mushrooms" and "shrooms" are common names for fungi that contain psilocybin. Psilocybin is illegal in Greece as of 16 Aug 2026. Some laws control the compound and the fungus separately, so this record states the position for psilocybin in Greece.
Sources and confidence
Every status line is checked against the primary sources below. How each record is graded for confidence is set out in the methodology.
- 1.et.gr (opens in new tab) · et.gr
- 2.ministryofjustice.gr (opens in new tab) · ministryofjustice.gr
Cited at the review
This information is for educational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws change frequently, and enforcement practice can differ from the letter of the law. Verify current status with local authorities before relying on this record.
Changes to this record
Every change we have made to this record, dated, corrections included. Nothing changes silently.
Greece's entry named a drug code that was repealed in 2013. The operative law is Law 4139/2013, and the entry now cites it, along with the schedule that still names psilocybin and psilocin. Nothing about the legal status changed.
Greece was confirmed illegal, and a widely repeated online claim that the country runs a state medical prescribing program was checked and found to have nothing behind it.
Greece: psilocybin legal status. The Psilocybin Record. Accession GR-001. Status as of 16 Aug 2026. https://psilocybinlegalization.com/record/greece
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