Legality in the Netherlands
What's legal (truffles, kits, spores), what isn't, and how the rules work.
Dutch law draws its line in an unusual place, which is why grow kits are sold openly in shops while dried mushrooms are not.
What is legal to buy and own
- Sclerotia ("truffles") — sold legally in smartshops to adults
- Grow kits — sold legally; the mycelium itself is not a controlled substance
- Spore syringes and prints — legal, since spores contain no psilocybin
What is controlled
Fresh and dried psilocybin mushrooms were placed on List II of the Opium Act in 2008. Possession and sale of the fruiting bodies is an offence, even though the kit that produces them is not.
What this means in practice
Buying a kit is legal. What you do with the mushrooms it produces is where the law applies to you, and it applies differently again outside the Netherlands — several neighbouring countries treat kits and spores as controlled too.
This is a plain-language summary, not legal advice, and law changes. Verify the current rules for where you actually live before ordering anything.