List of common legal psychoactive substances

For common legal drug precursors that can be converted to illegal substances, see: Conversion of CBD to THC by heat, with citric acid, or with zeolite.

This page includes the world's most widely consumed psychoactive substances, ranging from coffee to psilocybin mushroom mycelium.

Age restrictions are not applied

Deliriants

• • Nutmeg (sold as spice in grocery stores)

Dissociatives

• • Nitrous oxide (commonly sold as a whipped cream propellant in kitchen and household stores.)

Stimulants

• • Caffeine containing products
    • Cocoa powder
    • Coffee powder
    • Tea

Entheogens

• • Morning glory (seeds are sold in flower shops)

Age restricted

Age restrictions are rarely applied

Stimulants

• • Caffeine: Energy drinks, caffeine tablets

Age restrictions are often applied

Stimulants

• • Nicotine

Mostly legal, check public intoxication laws

Depressants

• • Alcohol

Grey-zone

Entheogens

• • Psilocybin mushroom colonization: The colonization or mycelium stage of psilocybin mushroom growth contains much lower levels of the psychoactive compounds psilocybin and psilocin compared to the mature mushroom fruiting bodies. However, the mycelium can still be potent enough for medicinal or therapeutic use. The legal status of psilocybin mushrooms and their various growth stages is ambiguous and varies widely across jurisdictions. While spores and cultivation kits for these fungi are generally permitted in most nations, the legal status becomes murkier as the mushrooms mature.
  Example of legal status of psilocybin mushroom mycelium:
  • Legal
    • Chile
    • Mexico
    • Sweden
    • Illegal
  • US "If the mushroom spores (or any other material) do not contain psilocybin or psilocin (or any other controlled substance or listed chemical), the material is considered not controlled", and "if at any time the material contains a controlled substance such as psilocybin or psilocin (for example, upon germination), the material would be considered a controlled substance under the CSA" - DEA’s Drug & Chemical Evaluation Section Chief Terrence Boos.
  See Legal status of psilocybin mushrooms (Wikipedia) for more information.

See also

• Naturally occurring sources