I stumbled across a website that purportedly sells ayahuasca. Turns out it's a complete scam. They take your money but never send any products. It has probably made some scammer in a foreign country very wealthy. Not sure why Google and other search engines don't delete them from their databases.

However, it got me thinking: is it possible to buy ayahuasca anywhere online? I know of websites that legitimately ship prescription drugs like baclofen overseas without it ever being seized by customs. Given that ayahuascca isn't technically illegal in the United States, isn't there some company in South America that would be willing to ship ayahuasca to the U.S.? If not, could I find a person who might be willing to do so?

Beware websites like this: https://legalhighlabs.com/ethnobotanicals/ayahuasca

The legal status of Ayahuasca in the United States is confusing. Technically, ayahuasca is not illegal in the United States. However, DMT is classified as a schedule 1 drug. Ayahuasca, of course, contains DMT so it is a gray area. I'm sure everyone on this subreddit already knows this. But I wanted to confirm the nuances of this summary:

"Ayahuasca’s Legal Status 

But is this hallucinogenic plant tea actually legal? Confusingly, the legal status of ayahuasca is not very straightforward. 

DMT Legality 

DMT, the main psychedelic component of ayahuasca, is classified as a schedule 1 drug in the United States by the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). That places DMT in the same category as illegal substances such as ecstasy and heroin. 

As a schedule 1 substance, trafficking of DMT could potentially result in a prison sentence of up to 20 years for a first offense according to federal law. 

Ayahuasca Legality

So with DMT classified as an illegal substance, that would surely mean that ayahuasca is illegal? While DMT is illegal, Banisteriopsis caapi and Psychotria Viridis, the plants that create ayahuasca, are not, even though they contain large amounts of DMT.

But there’s more to know before you rush to buy the raw ingredients to make ayahuasca. While you can own the plants required to brew ayahuasca, some have been arrested for possessing the DMT heavy ayahuasca plant brew."

Source: https://www.plantmedicine.org/plant-medicine-content-blog/ayahuascas-confusing-legal-status-in-the-us