LSD

Illegal. LSD is in Anlage I of the BtMG (non-prescribable narcotic).

Germany's threshold for aggravated LSD penalties (§29a BtMG) is just 6 mg of base LSD — equivalent to roughly 20–60 doses, making it easy to trigger severe charges.

Illegal controlled substance. Limited compassionate-use therapy exists.

Switzerland was the birthplace of LSD (Albert Hofmann, Sandoz, 1938). The Swiss government authorized individual compassionate-use LSD-assisted psychotherapy (Ausnahmebewilligung) for select patients with terminal illness.

List I (hard drug) under the Opiumwet.

LSD is classified as a List I (hard drug) substance in the Netherlands. Unlike psilocybin truffles, there is no legal loophole for LSD. 1P-LSD and other analogues occupied a grey area until specific scheduling.

Class A controlled substance.

LSD has been Class A since the original Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. The UK sentencing for LSD trafficking is based on the weight of the carrier (blotter paper), which has been widely criticized as disproportionate.

Illegal narcotic (stupéfiant).

France classifies LSD as a narcotic (stupéfiant). There are no medical or research exemptions actively in use.

Illegal controlled substance.

Belgium prohibits LSD under its general drug law. No harm-reduction drug checking services operate legally (unlike the Netherlands or Austria).

Illegal psychotropic substance (Group I-P).

Poland classifies LSD in the most restricted psychotropic group with no medical or research provisions.

Schedule I controlled substance. No accepted medical use under federal law.

LSD is Schedule I federally. Oregon's Measure 109 (2020) did NOT include LSD. Some cities (Santa Cruz, Oakland, Seattle, Detroit) have deprioritized enforcement of psychedelics including LSD. Federal sentencing uses total weight including carrier medium.

Schedule III under CDSA. Illegal for all non-research purposes.

LSD is Schedule III in Canada (less severe than MDMA which is Schedule I). There are no medical-use exemptions, though research exemptions exist.

Illegal controlled substance. Personal use threshold: 0.015 mg.

Mexico's personal-use threshold for LSD is 0.015 mg — far below a single standard dose (~100 µg). This means even one dose technically exceeds the threshold, making the decriminalization effectively meaningless for LSD.

Illegal. Listed in Portaria 344 (Lista F1).

Brazil's 2006 drug law removed imprisonment for personal use but provides no fixed quantity threshold for any drug. A judge decides if someone is a user or trafficker based on circumstances.

Illegal controlled substance.

The 2009 Arriola Supreme Court ruling protects private personal drug use from criminal punishment but enforcement is inconsistent.

Illegal controlled substance. Personal use threshold: 0.02 mg.

Like Mexico, Peru's personal-use threshold for LSD (0.02 mg) is far below a single dose, making the exemption practically meaningless.

Illegal controlled substance.

LSD is fully illegal in Australia with no medical-use pathway. The TGA's 2023 psychedelic rescheduling applied only to psilocybin and MDMA (for PTSD), not LSD.

Class A controlled drug — the most severe category.

New Zealand classifies LSD as Class A — the strictest category alongside methamphetamine and heroin. This is more severe than MDMA (Class B) or cannabis (Class C).

Banned substance (Schedule 7 + Drugs Act).

LSD is double-regulated in South Africa under both the Medicines Act (Schedule 7) and the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act.

Illegal dangerous drug.

LSD is prohibited as a dangerous drug in Israel. Unlike psilocybin and MDMA, there are no active clinical trials for LSD-assisted therapy in Israel.

Narcotic under the Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law.

Japan classifies LSD as a narcotic. 1P-LSD and other analogues were separately banned as "designated substances" (指定薬物).

Class A controlled drug. Extremely severe penalties.

Singapore's zero-tolerance drug policy applies fully to LSD. Even trace amounts of LSD on blotter paper are weighed as the total material for sentencing.

Suchtgift (narcotic). Personal use redirected to health authorities under "Therapie statt Strafe".

Austria's harm-reduction framework applies. The "checkit!" service in Vienna also tests LSD blotters for identity and dose.

Private personal use is an administrative offense.

Spain treats LSD as a "hard drug" (sustancia que causa grave daño) for trafficking purposes but protects private personal use from criminal prosecution.

Decriminalized for personal use under the 2001 reform.

Portugal's personal-use threshold for LSD is 1 mg (approximately 10 standard doses).

Tabella I substance. Personal use is an administrative offense.

Italy places LSD in Tabella I but maintains administrative-only sanctions for personal use — no criminal record from personal possession alone.

Small amounts for personal use are a misdemeanor.

Czech law defines the personal-use threshold for LSD as 5 individual "paper trips" (blotters). Above this it becomes a criminal offense.

Personal dose decriminalized.

Colombia's blanket constitutional protection of personal drug use (Sentencia C-221/94) applies to LSD.