Legality by Country
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Ibogaine laws, medicine rules, and enforcement differ by country. These summaries follow the homepage Legal Status by Region table and linked country pages. Unregulated does not mean approved or safe. This is not legal advice.
Legal or not regulated
- Costa Rica: Unregulated, according to the homepage legal-status table.
- Mexico: Unscheduled under federal drug law; not formally approved as a treatment.
Illegal or controlled
- United States: Schedule I controlled substance under federal law.
Status unclear
- Bahamas: The existing country page does not establish a clear legal classification.
- Brazil: The homepage describes medical supervision in defined settings; the country page describes therapeutic-use restrictions. These accounts need reconciliation.
- Cameroon: Traditional use is discussed, but the current country content does not establish legal status.
- Canada: Not controlled under the CDSA, but on the Prescription Drug List and not an approved medicine; access requires authorization.
- Gabon: Traditional Bwiti use is culturally protected; the country page does not clearly establish the broader legal status of ibogaine.
- Republic of the Congo: The country page describes legal-status claims as uncertain.
- Thailand: The country page describes an ambiguous, gray-market legal position.