She began researching how to microdose psilocybin — taking the substance in amounts small enough to avoid impairment. “I found it incredibly helpful,” Diane said.

Busting stigma is no small task, especially when it involves convincing the public that a psychedelic drug might one day be ...

What a psilocybin microdose looks like. Photo courtesy of Zenchronicity. “We work in 12 different strains,” Nicole says. “And, yes, they have done many studies on it, some are stronger than ...

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Moms who microdose mushrooms say it's led to improved mental health. As Colorado works on rules for decriminalized psilocybin, those who use magic mushrooms for mental health tell their stories.

A typical microdose is 0.1 to 0.3 grams of dried psilocybin mushrooms, as compared with the 25-milligram pill of psilocybin that creates the full-blown psychedelic experience.

Microdosing psychedelics like LSD and psilocybin is gaining popularity, but science remains inconclusive. Small studies ...

There isn’t a single agreed-upon definition of a microdose, but some research suggests approximately 1/5 to 1/20 of a recreational dose; for psilocybin, this typically ends up being around 0.3 ...

Biopharma company Apex Labs Ltd. has completed one of the first take-home microdose psilocybin clinical trials, meeting all study endpoints over a two-month period with no adverse events reported.

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There isn't a single agreed-upon definition of a microdose, but some research suggests approximately 1/5 to 1/20 of a recreational dose; for psilocybin, this typically ends up being around 0.3 grams.

Magic mushrooms, computer-enhanced composite image. Getty Images/Science Photo Libra ...