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Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by kykeonaut on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @02:49AM (#37995549)
Except, we have known for centuries that psylocibe is benign. The Nahua people in Mexico's Central Valley people have been using them for ceremonial purposes for centuries with no addictive side effects ever reported; its use even being described in Spanish colonial codices [0]. They are only "new" to the Western culture. In contrast, we have known for centuries that opioids are extremely addictive. [1]

[0] https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Psilocybe_aztecorum

[1] Look under History and look for Avicenna https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Opioid

Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by clbrmbr on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @05:17AM (#37996579)
A similar story could be told about genus Papaver.
Re:Psychedelic Mushrooms Hit the Market in Oregon by adolph on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @11:50AM (#38000885)
> using them for ceremonial purposes for centuries with no addictive side effects

A key caveat is "ceremonial." Was it available at the Nahua corner store?