Standardized Microdose Capsule — 2 mg
Research-stage spec for a federally-compliant 2 mg psilocybin capsule, manufactured under cGMP.
Hard rule — Schedule I controlled substance
This is NOT a product. It is engineering documentation.
Psilocybin is Schedule I under the U.S. Controlled Substances Act. We do not sell, distribute, or market this product. The specification on this page exists to document what such a product would look like if/when the regulatory pathway permits. The email waitlist below is purely for opt-in notification if/when that happens — it is not a pre-order, and we will never accept payment for a Schedule I substance.
Product description
Spec sheet
- Product class
- Encapsulated standardized microdose
- Active compound
- Psilocybin (4-PO-DMT)
- Form factor
- Hard-shell vegetarian capsule, size #4
- Dose / serving
- 2 mg
- Range studied
- 0.5–5 mg
Manufacturing notes
Cultivated under sterile conditions, harvested at consistent maturity, dehydrated to <5% moisture, ground to 200-mesh, blended with MCC carrier, encapsulated under cGMP. Active compound concentration verified by HPLC-MS on every lot (target ±5% from label claim). See /mushrooms/research/extraction for the full extraction-method analysis.
QA / testing protocol
- [1]HPLC-MS quantification of psilocybin + psilocin per lot
- [2]Microbial contamination testing (USP <61>) — total plate, yeast/mold, E. coli, Salmonella
- [3]Heavy metal panel (USP <232>) — lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury
- [4]Dissolution testing per USP <711> — capsule integrity, release profile
- [5]Stability study at 25°C/60% RH and 40°C/75% RH — 6 mo accelerated, 24 mo real-time
- [6]Identity confirmation via UV spectroscopy at 269 nm
Regulatory pathway
Currently psilocybin is Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act (1970). Therapeutic-use pathways are emerging: Oregon Measure 109 (2020) created licensed service centers for adult psilocybin use; Colorado Proposition 122 (2022) decriminalized natural psychedelics. Federal rescheduling to Schedule III has been discussed at HHS but not enacted. This product is designed to slot into a hypothetical Schedule III framework with cGMP manufacturing requirements; until that framework exists, no commerce is possible.
References
- [1] Polito, V. & Stevenson, R.J. (2019). A systematic study of microdosing psychedelics. PLoS ONE, 14(2), e0211023.(2019)doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0211023
- [2] Anderson, T. et al. (2019). Microdosing psychedelics: personality, mental health, and creativity differences in microdosers. Psychopharmacology, 236(2), 731-740.(2019)
- [3] Carhart-Harris, R.L. et al. (2016). Psilocybin with psychological support for treatment-resistant depression. Lancet Psychiatry, 3(7), 619-627.(2016)
Newsletter
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Schedule I substance. We'll only contact you if the regulatory pathway opens. No commerce, no pre-orders, no payment.