Is Mescaline legal in Germany?
- Legal status
- Controlled. Mescaline is named in Anlage I of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz. Anlage I is not marketable, so there is no lawful supply route and no prescription.
- Consequences if caught
- The entry read from the cached copy of Anlage I is 'Mescalin'. Unauthorised handling of a Betäubungsmittel is punished under § 29(1) of the Betäubungsmittelgesetz with imprisonment of up to five years or a fine. The list in § 29(1) includes cultivation, manufacture, trafficking, import, export, sale, supply, acquisition and, at number 3, simple possession without a written permit for acquisition. Under § 29(3) a particularly serious case carries imprisonment of not less than one year.
- If prescribed or medical
- There is no prescription route in Germany for this substance. It sits in Anlage I, which is not prescribable, so a foreign prescription cannot authorise possession.
- Documentation
- For a prescribed controlled medicine on Schengen travel, carry a Schengen certificate issued under article 75 of the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, together with the original packaging and the prescription.
- Betäubungsmittelgesetz (BtMG), Anlagen I to III and § 29
- gesetze-im-internet.de
- Urheberrechtsgesetz § 5
- gesetze-im-internet.de
Court records
We have not yet assessed whether court records are publicly available for this jurisdiction.
Mescaline in related jurisdictions
Other substances confirmed in Germany
Drug laws and enforcement change and vary within a country. This is not legal advice. Always confirm with Germany’s embassy or official drug authority before traveling; penalties can be severe, including imprisonment.
Before you travel
Verify current rules with the destination country’s official drug authority and your own country’s embassy before traveling. Find the destination’s U.S. embassy & official country guidance →
Non-U.S. travelers: check your own government’s travel advisory and embassy.
If you’re detained or arrested abroad
Contact your own country’s embassy or consulate in the destination immediately, not the destination’s authorities. U.S. citizens: contact the nearest U.S. embassy/consulate and the U.S. State Department at +1-202-501-4444 (from abroad). If a U.S. citizen is arrested or detained abroad →