'actually drugs are good now. Just give us your credit card and insurance info and step right this way'. Fuck off. Do drugs in the woods and sort your shit out like we've been doing for thousands of years. Get out of here nerd.
But I've also met a few folks that have been deeply traumatized by bad trips - one particularly painful example is someone who saw a friend he loved fall to her death whilst tripping on shrooms.
Responsible tripping is important. There's a reason trip-sitters, good setting, etc are generally recommended.
and the last bit 'get out of here nerd' was really uncalled for. You make yourself look... ungentlemanly at best. I'd go as far as saying you just made yourself seem like an absolute twat, but I'm sure you're a kind person deep down and maybe you're just upset by 'the man' co-opting your edgy lifestyle choices like a hipster upset by his/her favorite band becoming popular and this is how you express that :3
If this helps people heal their trauma and have nicer lives, I think we should support, not everyone can be cool kids with easy access to drugs like us ;)
I like mushrooms. I enjoy them recreationally a few times a year. I think there are benefits to be derived from their use. I think I've derived some of those benefits. But I also think, sometimes, it's just fucking fun to be high at a concert, and I don't think there's anything wrong with doing that in a responsible and safe manner.
I want to see us move in a less prohibition direction, and I think that legalizing psychedelics for therapy could be a boon for many people. But I would also like to live in a world where I can be trusted to consume an occasional dose of a non-addictive, naturally occurring substance without the whole thing being medicalized, regulated, and only allowed to happen with the guidance of a psychiatrist.
I sort of like the approach Ann Arbor took, where they're not illegal for personal possession and cultivation, but also not legal for sale. Seems like a decent balance for personal responsibility to me.
I truly understand the fear and caution around these substances. They require serious forethought and care to be used safely. But at the end of the day, I know I'm more than capable of that forethought and care and resent being told that I'm not allowed to grow a mushroom because psychedelics are scary.
Citations sorely needed. The only paper I’ve seen make neurotoxicity claims was retracted long ago[1].