Microdosing and tripping on mushrooms is on the rise in U.S.
That study tracked internet search history on microdosing – a proxy for public interest – finding about a 1,250% increase since 2015. And searches for psilocybin started to outpace LSD in 2019… this type of data analysis has proven to be a reliable indicator for other drugs their lab has studied – including with novel cannabis products like Delta 8.
More than half said they consumed “whole, fresh, or dried mushrooms,” close to a quarter took it in a “processed form” like a chocolate bar, and about 14% imbibed a tea or drink. The uptick in online curiosity around microdosing correlates with changes in the law or policy related to both cannabis and psychedelics… “This reminds me a lot of where we were in 2012 [with cannabis],” says Beau Kilmer, who co-directs the RAND Drug Policy Research Center and was the lead author of the study. “Now is the time for the federal government to decide: Do they want to get involved and shape what these state markets look like? Or do they want to stand on the sidelines and just watch it?”
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Microdosing and tripping on mushrooms is on the rise in U.S.
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