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RE: On Psychedelic Drugs and Happiness

in #life6 years ago

Psychedelics are some of the highest sheduled drugs around the world yet have some of the lowest instances of negative impact on the human body when compared to leagla substances like alcohol, cigarettes, and more importantly pharmaceutical medicine.

The LD50 on on some of these psychoactive materials such as cannabis and dimethyltryptamine (etc.) is so low in fact that it is far more dangerous to take aspirin than the aforementioned materials, and yet society vilifies psychedelics and claims it is of "no medical benefit".

What I believe is feared, is that those who interact with these materials will gravitate towards a greater sense of autonomy and self congruence, meaning that critical thinking will awaken us to the charade of modern society. Hence , why it is classed as a schedule 1 material, the fear is to have a society of "free thinkers" which will resist the powers that be...

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Thanks! Will do! And, yes, I am sure there is something to your theory...