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Do we really need new ones? Maybe, we just need to decriminalize nature and let a shamanic class arise to guide us on a spiritual journey of self-awareness.

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What could possibly go wrong?

What could possibly go wrong with a society full of people living unexamined lives?

Mostly they end up kind of boring or being jerks. That is a very well known outcome.

and none of that should be criminalised

Shamanic rituals have been the cornerstone of many of the great civilizations of the past. Why are substances that induce introspection and a sense of belonging to something greater than yourself banned?

Sometimes they cause psychotic breaks and Timmy eats off Becca's ear or runs buck naked into the woods and dies.

You know, that sorta stuff.

The only reason you hear about stuff like that is because it is so uncommon.

Citation needed?

https://m.startribune.com/man-on-lsd-attacks-others-in-rainb...

https://www.ktvu.com/news/man-allegedly-took-lsd-before-wild...

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-disne...

I can keep going...

If you don't know what you're talking about, it's good form to lead with that.

I dropped sources in a sibling comment.

I'm all for counter arguments but please actually make a counter argument and not a sarcastic statement.

Well today's society causes people to shoot up schools and parades, so frankly biting off an ear sounds pretty preferable.

I'm sure lots can go wrong, but the justice department is the wrong place for these issues to be resolved.

Things are certainly not going "right" now, where everything medical has to be gatekept

The rituals are already happening. We just choose to ruin people's lives over it.

Freedom is default. Your burden is to explain why an individual can't take a psychedelic drug.

It would make them annoying at parties.

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