1. What the law is
The mushroom and the molecule are scheduled separately in Thailand. Mushrooms of the Psilocybe genus are Category 5 narcotics under the Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (2021); psilocybin itself is a Category 1 psychotropic substance. The Thai FDA publishes the penalties. Consumption carries up to 1 year imprisonment or a fine of up to 20,000 baht or both; producing, importing, exporting, selling or possessing them without permission carries up to 5 years imprisonment and a fine of up to 500,000 baht; and where the offense involves commercial intent or distribution to the public, the penalty is 1 to 15 years imprisonment and a fine of 100,000 to 1,500,000 baht. One opening remains, under a 2024 Ministerial Notification effective April 23, 2024: FDA-approved medical treatment or licensed research.
2. History
The legal events behind this entry, dated and oldest first. Our own reviews and corrections are listed under Changes to this record.
Illegal status takes effect.
3. Proposed laws
No proposed law is on file in Thailand that would change this entry, as of the 17 Aug 2026 review.
4. Common questions
Is psilocybin legal in Thailand?
Psilocybin is illegal in Thailand.
Are magic mushrooms ("shrooms") legal in Thailand?
"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 illegal in Thailand.
Read the law
Narcotics Code B.E. 2564 (2021): psilocybin mushrooms (Psilocybe genus) are Category 5 narcotics; production, possession, sale and consumption prohibited. Ministerial Notification (2024, effective 23 Apr 2024) permits Category 5 substances including psilocybin mushrooms in FDA-approved medical treatment or research only.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.en.fda.moph.go.th (opens in new tab) · en.fda.moph.go.th
- 2.tilleke.com (opens in new tab) · tilleke.com
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Changes to this record
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Every change we have made to this record, dated, corrections included. Nothing changes silently.
Thailand's entry now carries the full set of penalties the Thai FDA publishes, including the fine attached to the five year term and the separate commercial and distribution band it had omitted. Nothing in Thai law has moved; the widely repeated 2026 reform claims trace only to content farms.
Thailand's entry was citing a narcotics act that had been repealed. It now cites the Narcotics Code of 2021 that replaced it, together with the 2024 notification allowing psilocybin only in approved medical treatment and research. The status did not change.
Psilocybin Media Group. "Thailand: psilocybin legal status." The Psilocybin Record, accession TH-001, version of 23 Aug 2026. https://psilocybinlegalization.com/record/thailand