> I don't see why a psychedelic drug can be seen as giving a pleasant experience. and > It gives an ... experience which may be enjoyable or horrible Doesn't

> I don't see why a psychedelic drug can be seen as giving a pleasant experience. and > It gives an ... experience which may be enjoyable or horrible Doesn't the second claim answer the first? You just said a trip can be enjoyable, at least some of the time. To get into specifics, I've done LSD a few times, but never a big dose. Sometimes I've had manageable anxiety on the come-up, and often I've experienced an amazing appreciation of music that made the come-up anxiety a small price to pay. And by "amazing" I mean the difference between looking at an ice cream cone and eating the ice cream cone.