1. What the law is
Law 30/2000 never mentions psilocybin. Portugal decriminalized personal use of every drug at once, effective 1 July 2001, and psilocybin falls inside that regime only because it is listed in the Decree-Law 15/93 tables the law points to. Buying or possessing drugs for personal use is an administrative offense, heard by a Dissuasion Commission outside the court system. Since October 2023 the quantity no longer decides that: more than a 10-day supply is only a sign the drugs may not be for personal use, and once personal use is shown, prosecutors or judges close the case and send it to a commission. Cultivation and supply are still crimes, and no psilocybin-specific reform has followed.
2. Trials in Portugal
Interventional psilocybin trials with at least one site in Portugal, as their sponsors filed them with ClinicalTrials.gov, EU CTIS and ISRCTN. Each row links to the registry record, which sets out who may take part.
Recruiting or opening counts trials recruiting now, not yet recruiting, or enrolling by invitation. Closed counts trials terminated, suspended, withdrawn or left unverified by their sponsors.
| Registry ID | Trial | Phase | Sponsor | Status | Start date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT06782724 | Psilocybin Therapy for Psychological Distress in Palliative Patients (opens in new tab)Recruiting at Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon | Phase Phase 2 | Sponsor University Medical Center Groningen | Status Authorised | Start date |
| NCT03775200 | The Safety and Efficacy of Psilocybin in Participants With Treatment Resistant Depression (opens in new tab)Site at Unidade de Neuropsiquiatria, Centro Clinico Champalimaud, Lisbon | Phase Phase 2 | Sponsor COMPASS Pathways | Status Completed | Start date |
ClinicalTrials.gov data courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
3. History
The legal events behind this entry, dated and oldest first. Our own reviews and corrections are listed under Changes to this record.
Decriminalized status takes effect.
4. Proposed laws
Proposals that are not yet law and would change this entry if adopted.
Two bills before the Assembleia da Republica would tighten the 2023 possession rule. Neither names psilocybin; both would apply to every controlled drug. Proposta de Lei 57/XVII/1, from the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, would make possession above the 10-day quantity a legal presumption of trafficking, which the person could rebut by proving the drugs were for personal use. Parliament admitted it on 11 February 2026, and the constitutional affairs committee adopted its report on 12 March 2026. Projeto de Lei 170/XVII/1, from Chega, would restore the pre-2023 wording of article 2 of Law 30/2000 and articles 40 and 71 of Decree-Law 15/93, and would ban drug use on public roads. Admitted on 9 September 2025, its committee report went to the President of the Assembly on 22 October 2025. Neither has had a plenary vote, on the parliament's initiative pages read 15 September 2026.
5. Common questions
Is psilocybin legal in Portugal?
Psilocybin is decriminalized in Portugal.
Are magic mushrooms ("shrooms") legal in Portugal?
"Magic mushrooms" and "shrooms" are common names for fungi that contain psilocybin, and this entry states the law on psilocybin itself, which some laws treat separately from the fungus. Psilocybin is decriminalized in Portugal.
Read the law
Law 30/2000 (Lei n. 30/2000, Diario da Republica I Serie-A no. 276 of 29 November 2000), as amended by Law 55/2023 (in force 1 October 2023): consumption, acquisition and possession for personal use of any plant, substance or preparation in Tables I to IV annexed to Decree-Law 15/93 is an administrative offense (contra-ordenacao) under art. 2(1). Acquiring or possessing more than the quantity needed for average individual consumption over a 10-day period is an indication that the purpose may not be personal use (art. 2(2)); where personal use is shown, the case ends in dismissal, non-indictment or acquittal, depending on its stage, and goes to a Dissuasion Commission (art. 2(3)). Article 15 allows a fine or an alternative non-pecuniary sanction for non-dependent consumers, and only non-pecuniary sanctions for dependent consumers. Article 28 repealed article 40 of Decree-Law 15/93 except as to cultivation, and article 41, so cultivation and supply remain criminal. Article 29 brought the decriminalization into force on 1 July 2001. Psilocybin, which Law 30/2000 never names, falls within the regime because Decree-Law 15/93 lists psilocybin and psilocin in Table II-A, most recently republished by Law 19-F/2026 (in force 9 May 2026). Portaria 94/96, which fixes average daily doses for the most commonly used drugs, sets none for psilocybin or psilocin.1
Sources
This entry's status is checked against the primary sources below, and the methodology explains how each entry is graded for confidence.
- 1.files.diariodarepublica.pt (opens in new tab) · files.diariodarepublica.pt
- 2.transformdrugs.org (opens in new tab) · transformdrugs.org
This entry is for information only and is not legal or medical advice. Laws change, and enforcement can differ from the letter of the law, so check the current position against the primary sources above before relying on it.
Changes to this record
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Every change we have made to this record, dated, corrections included. Nothing changes silently.
The entry now lists two bills before Portugal's parliament that would tighten the 2023 possession rule for all drugs, including psilocybin. Neither has had a plenary vote.
The entry now names where Portuguese law lists psilocybin: Table II-A of Decree-Law 15/93, republished in May 2026. It also notes that Portugal's official table of average daily doses, a reference for what counts as a 10-day supply, gives no figure for psilocybin.
Portugal changed its rule on drug quantities in October 2023, and this entry had not caught up. The 10-day supply is no longer a hard limit. Carrying more is treated as a sign the drugs may not be for personal use, and once personal use is shown, the case still goes to a Dissuasion Commission. The entry now says so and cites Law 55/2023.
Portugal's entry pointed at a dead source. The law itself has now been read from the official gazette, which confirms the 2001 start date and that cultivation is still a crime. The entry also now says plainly that this is a general all-drug law that never mentions psilocybin.
The source this entry pointed at had gone dead, so the entry was marked for a replacement. Nothing about the law changed: Portugal's decriminalization regime under Law 30/2000 stands as it has since 2001.
Psilocybin Media Group. "Portugal: psilocybin legal status." The Psilocybin Record, accession PT-001, version of 15 Sep 2026. https://psilocybinlegalization.com/record/portugal