The Netherlands has an international reputation for allowing everything, and then comes the surprise: magic mushrooms, the psilocybin mushrooms themselves, have been banned here since 2008. What is legal: magic truffles. Same fungus, same active compound, different form, different law. A small miracle of legal botany.
What happened in 2008
After years of tolerance, the Netherlands banned hallucinogenic mushrooms. But the law lists mushrooms, fruiting bodies that is, and a truffle is not a fruiting body. It is a sclerotium, an underground storage nodule of the same fungus. It fell outside the list and remained legal.
Same compound, same kind of journey
Truffles contain the same psilocybin as the mushroom. The experience users describe is essentially the same: from gentle stillness to a deep inner journey, depending on variety and dose. How the two compare is covered in magic truffles vs mushrooms: the strength story.
What this means for you
If you want to work with psilocybin legally in the Netherlands, you arrive at magic truffles. Fresh, grown in the Netherlands, and simply available by mail order if you are 18 or over (we currently ship within the Netherlands only). From the gentle Tampanensis to the sturdy High Hawaiians: our guide to buying magic mushrooms in the Netherlands walks you through it.
This article is informational and not legal or medical advice. Magic truffles are 18+. Not suitable with a personal or family history of psychosis or bipolar disorder, during pregnancy or breastfeeding, or combined with certain medication (consult your doctor first).