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> This prospective, longitudinal study comprised six sequential automated web-based surveys

Until we get proper controlled studies we don't need to talk about that imho

It seems to me that this kind of study is a necessary precursor to proper controlled studies, given the current legal restrictions of the subject matter.

There are already studies like this being run in the US. Check out MAPS.

Explain how we get proper controlled studies of a substance like this.

Run it in Australia, it's schedule was lowered so you can actually run studies on it. Here's one happening right now:

https://www.monash.edu/medicine/scs/clinical-psychedelic-lab...

Legal in Colorado now too. Although unclear if the Feds would intervene.

Zide Door, a church in Oakland and now SF, you can buy it over the counter.

I found out recently that they have 91,000 members, and counting.

There has to be a way, the cat's out of the bag and has been for years.

Spores have remained legal forever here in the states because unlike seeds, spores don't contain traces of the banned substances, and there have been legal spore syringe sellers and sterilized substrate-bag sellers etc. since the beginning of internet forums. With a little patience and guidance it's always been there for anyone wanting to try.

Or you could buy a book of mushrooms native to your area, identify the funguys, and take a walk foraging.

It doesn't matter. But self-questionnaires over the internet are just bs imho. That's not science.

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