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I’ve been microdosing psilocybin on and off for about three years now — capsules in the morning, gummies when I want something slower — and I’ve ordered from most of the online shops shipping across Canada. This roundup is for people like me: you want a measured, sub-perceptual dose that fits into a normal workday, […]...

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Rain on the window before the alarm goes off. The Seawall grey and glossy, walkers in shells and hoods. A SkyTrain car sliding over the guideway, headlights smeared in the wet. Then, some mornings, the clouds pull back and the mountains are just there, close and white, like they never left.That’s Vancouver. Rain isn’t a […]...

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Ottawa, first light. Frost on the windows, the Rideau Canal frozen solid, its skate track waiting for the day to wake up. Steam curling off a coffee cup on Bank Street. In the Glebe the lamps are still on and the bakeries smell like something warm is coming.By eight it’s boots on ice and buses […]...

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Here’s a map of common dried-mushroom ranges, from an ordinary-day microdose on the left through the set-aside days on the right. The numbers are ranges, not your amount. Sensitivity varies a lot from person to person — your body, your routine, the mushroom you’re working with, even how rested you are.So please always err on […]...

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Microdosing used to be something quietly passed between friends. These days it comes up in everyday wellness conversations across Canada.The people doing it aren’t after a dramatic experience. They want a slightly better ordinary Tuesday.And the mushroom you start with has some say in what that Tuesday feels like.There’s early research behind the curiosity, too. […]...

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Microdosing means taking a small, set amount of psilocybin mushrooms on a schedule, on days that otherwise look like any other day.The “set” part is doing most of the work here. When the amount is fixed and printed on the label, you know what you took yesterday and what you’ll take next week. That consistency […]...

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So you’re thinking about your first microdose. Not a trip, not a big evening — just a small start.That’s a reasonable thing to be curious about. Researchers at UBC’s Okanagan campus reported that people microdosing psilocybin mushrooms described improvements in mood and mental health over the weeks they tracked. A lot of first-timers came to […]...

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Microdosing has quietly worked its way into everyday conversations across Canada. Coffee shops, group chats, wellness newsletters — it comes up more than you’d think.And among the people who’ve actually tried it, one format keeps coming up again and again: the capsule.It’s small, it’s discreet, and it fits into a morning routine as easily as […]...

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You’ve heard the word. Maybe at a dinner party, in a podcast, or from a friend who swears by their morning routine.Psilocybin.It’s the compound inside what most people call magic mushrooms.This article is for curious Canadians. Whether you’re wondering what the word actually means or thinking about whether microdosing belongs in your ordinary week, we’ll […]...

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