Microdosing – a FACT SHEET by the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association

Microdosing, in practice since at least the 1950s, is the practice of taking a small amount of a psychedelic drug, usually on a set schedule, to improve the user’s mood, increase creative thinking, or self-treat for a mental health disorder. Typically, microdosing involves using one-fifth to one-tenth of the recreational dose every few days. For example, an average recreational dose of LSD is 100-200mcg, so a microdose would be 10-20mcg. The majority of the substances that individuals currently microdose, like fly agaric mushroom, are illegal under state and federal controlled substances acts. Despite this, an increasing number of individuals are microdosing psychedelics, and it is becoming more accepted in mainstream society to use psychedelics both recreationally and as a treatment for various mental health disorders, especially as scientists continue to research the potential pharmaceutical uses of certain psychedelics.

Read the Fact Sheet.