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Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by haskaalo on Thursday April 15, 2021 @02:59PM (#26824763)
I have had many psychedelics experience during the last 2 years but I've only had the opportunity to try mushrooms once.

They definitely are powerful and healing, however I believe the only safe path shrooms will take in our society is national legalization for use in therapy and not recreational use.

My main argument is the following: legalization for recreational use will trivialize the image of psilocybin in the eyes of the population, and we will start to see an increase in "bad experiences" due to people using it without having a trip sitter or preparation. Therefore, legalizing it only for therapy use will be more beneficial for the general population.

Decriminalization is an option, but legalization ehhh.

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Re:Psilocybin 'promising' for depression by randomopining on Thursday April 15, 2021 @03:07PM (#26824847)
It should be legal to grow yourself (only serious people will do it) and also for therapy.

I think I agree that straight recreational legalizing would attract people who aren’t prepared to just take a ton and be idiots.

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