Internationally, Article 32, paragraph 4 of the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances allows nations to exempt certain traditional uses of entheogens from prohibition:
“A State on whose territory there are plants growing wild which contain psychotropic substances from among those in Schedule I and which are traditionally used by certain small, clearly determined groups in magical or religious rites, may, at the time of signature, ratification or accession, make reservations concerning these plants, in respect of the provisions of article 7, except for the provisions relating to international trade.”