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Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by notch656c on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:25AM (#34232547)
Sweet, rather than doing it at home exclusively with people you trust, some fucking stranger in a facility can watch you at your vulnerable moments and you get to pray they don't take advantage of it.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by lvh on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:37AM (#34232766)
I mean, I think psilocybes (and LSD!) should be fully deregulated, sure :)

However:

(1) If you trust your illicit psilocybin sources, OR already decriminalizes personal use drugs (Measure 110), so, if this isn't your cup of (psilocybin) tea, there's nothing stopping you from doing precisely what you propose.

(2) If you have a trip sitter you trust and is willing to sit with you, there's nothing stopping you from bringing them to said center. Ostensibly having someone experienced around can't hurt, and is pretty likely better than what most people are getting most of the time. Surely we can agree that it's reasonable that some people would get more out of a trip if they have professional guidance, and it's not just a safety ("is this person going to rob me/assault me") issue? Perhaps a problem is one of assumptions: I think this is set up to allow recreational use but encourage therapeutic use, coupled with the idea that therapeutic use is aided (made possible?) by the presence of trained staff.

Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by neon_electro on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:33AM (#34232691)
Do you feel this way about bartenders?
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by notch656c on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:36AM (#34232753)
At sober to moderately buzzed no, anything more yes.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by pelasaco on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:37AM (#34232770)
are they serving hallucinogenics? Do you trip on bud light?
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by lvh on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:40AM (#34232814)
No, but the problem was praying state-licensed practitioners don't take advantage of you in an incapacitated state. You might not be hallucinating, but surely there's an amount of alcohol where you're just as helpless if not more than a shroom dose.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by stuntkite on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:04AM (#34233189)
The hallucinogenic (not psychedelic) effects of bud light shouldn’t be minimized. It takes a lot more work to achieve and is pretty miserable, like 30 a night for a year, but for sure booze can make you hallucinate. It’s generally considered to be whatever the opposite of therapeutic would be.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by eastof on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @11:52AM (#34233986)
My personal experience is heightened awareness and even increased physical strength on mushrooms. Alcohol gets me dizzy, confused, and dumb. So comparatively, I'd be more concerned about someone taking advantage of me drunk than tripping.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by say_it_as_it_is on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @10:46AM (#34232911)
Like how Dr. Hannibal Lecter convinced Mason Verger to cut off his own face while on hallucinogens? Yes, there is nothing stopping a psychopath, cannibal therapist from setting up shop and doing this with a deeply troubled patient. It will be a short-lived career, though.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by cnelsenmilt on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @01:55PM (#34236099)
You...understand that was a fictional event, right? In fact it was specifically conceived by its author to be shocking, horrifying and extraordinary.
Re:Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon by say_it_as_it_is on Tuesday January 03, 2023 @02:01PM (#34236242)
It never occurred to me that this was fiction, so thank you for helping me finally realize that.