> With decriminalization or even a legal market, that person maybe wouldn't have done it like that. With the black market, and criminality as it is, they probab

> With decriminalization or even a legal market, that person maybe wouldn't have done it like that. With the black market, and criminality as it is, they probably didn't get the safety information they needed for harm reduction. How do you figure that? The mind-altering effects of psychedelia aren't affected by the legality of the substances. > The warnings on alcohol would be similar to other illegal drugs, alcohol is more toxic and dangerous than most of them. That may be true but it is also irrelevant in a discussion on how dangerous psychedelia is (it's a form of what-about-ism). Plus, the analogue would be leaving kitchen knives around when drinking alcohol. I have truly never heard anyone call that a "rookie mistake". To me it seems that users are well aware of the risks involved and when they discuss among themselves they are open about it. But when they are on message boards with "opponents" (like on HN), the tone of the discussion completely changes and risks are being downplayed.