Re:Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
by mensetmanusman on Thursday May 09, 2019 @10:11AM
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? I believe the people who went through such experiences.
In my mind it is like riding a bicycle. Sometimes you get permanently damaged from circumstances you can’t control. Not sure why mentioning the risk is triggering...
Re:Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
by codebolt on Thursday May 09, 2019 @12:32PM
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> Got a source that shows, empirically, you're more likely to be permanently damaged from taking psilocybin than while commuting to work, jogging, swimming, or doing any other normal life activity?
Re:Denver decriminalizes psychedelic mushrooms
by leoh on Thursday May 09, 2019 @02:25PM
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This paper merely suggests that a drug used for treating schizophrenia can inhibit some aspects of the experiences that individuals have on psylocibin. The paper does not suggest long term damage and if it did, the study would have been terminated early and psylocibin would not be acceptable for continued research in Switzerland (where the study was conducted) or in the US.
Got a source that shows, empirically, you're more likely to be permanently damaged from taking psilocybin than while commuting to work, jogging, swimming, or doing any other normal life activity?
Sure, I'm not going to argue with you that some people shouldn't be doing these things alone. Shit, I would even argue that someone experienced actually should probably be around to assist and guide. Shamans, witches, clergy, magicians, psychologists, gurus, life coaches, etc.... there's no shortage of archetypes to fit the paradigm. It's a real thing, and we should support it.
... and if someone wants to just go trip and journey on their own... they should be allowed... and we should do all we can to help them prepare.