"Legal" amounts of LSD and edibles for possession only?

Hey everyone,

In the past I've usually just used DNM for weed and other low-risk stuff. I live in NYC, so marijuana is decriminalized in small amounts and not very risky.

I want to expand my horizons into LSD, but I want to approach it with as little risk as possible. While I take every precaution to keep myself completely anonymous online, I want to understand fully what happens if I get caught.

So my question is: LSD is Schedule I and there are federal penalties for sale of any amount. However, there are only penalties for possession listed for 1g and above (of total carrier). Therefore, it seems like if I come into possession of less than 1g LSD paper (a little more than 10 hits), with no intent to sell, there aren't any criminal penalties.

Am I being too naive thinking this? What happens if I get caught with, say, 0.8g of LSD paper? Would it just be seized? Does there exist a "decriminalized" amount of LSD for possession?

Also, as an added question, NYC law is unclear on edibles. If anyone could tell me whether its penalized on a THC basis or a carrier (food) basis, that would be very helpful.

I know I may be being overly cautious but I would really like to know if there's a meaningful difference between possessing less than or more than 1g LSD paper.


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[6 Points] None:

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[6 Points] swimgoy69:

Just get some 1p-LSD off the clearnet. It's legal to possess... just not to take.


[3 Points] junkitactics:

dont be a pussy order that shit tonite and get high next weekend on acid and write a review afterwards, simple as that.

and use of the postal service for shipping drugs is a federal offense , but LSD is the safest to ship honestly, and just dont ever sign for shit.


[3 Points] Just-Touch-It:

You can still get charged if you are in possession of any amount if LSD. The amount of it will only affect the severity of your case and sentencing.

Also, keep in mind police/courts usually include the weight of the paper/blotter and sometimes even shit like the bag it came in for drugs like pot, powders, etc.


[1 Points] electricalnoise:

Oil/wax are "controlled substances" in NY and can get you significantly higher fines/sentences. A gram can get you a year and $1000 fine. I would imagine edibles would either fall under controlled substances, or whatever the weight of your edible is, that's the weight you'd be charged with. NY sucks.


[1 Points] None:

It absolutely is illegal to possess any amount of a Schedule I substance without a license. See 21 U.S.C §844a:

It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly or intentionally to possess a controlled substance unless such substance was obtained directly, or pursuant to a valid prescription or order, from a practitioner, while acting in the course of his professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this subchapter or subchapter II of this chapter.

The amount will affect the sentence. According to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines:

According to the guidelines, one 1/4" x 1/4" blotter is considered to contain 400 ug of LSD, about 2 to 4 times more than it actually contains (there's a lengthy justification for this in §2D1.1(c) commentary part 27). So, if you have more than 250 hits, the sentences begin to increase.

New York state law is completely different, and I'm not very familiar with it. They may have lesser or greater sentences, likely offer diversion programs for first-time offenders, and could take the weight of the blotter as the weight of the LSD rather than using a standard dosage per hit.