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I think one of the structural issues with legalizing psychedelics is that Western cultures don’t have support systems to help people integrate or even handle so

• zwkrt 6y ago
  I don’t know if there is an industrialized society on the planet which can integrate these types of experiences. Capital and spirituality* do not mix; science and spirituality* do not mix. *where “spirituality” is defined as knowing that your values and ethics come from some other place than your faculty for logical reasoning or from economic utility, however you choose to conceptualize that
  • sebmellen 6y ago
    I don't think that's necessarily true. Trade and exchange are just emergent properties of human experience. Every society has some form of it. If we could infuse our current economy of capital with "psychedelic values", there's no reason it can't be integrated. Terence McKenna pointed out that capitalism is a novelty-expanding engine. If we can use capitalism as a tool to build better societies, why not? The pipeline of logistics and labor that keeps us alive is amazing, and worth preserving. We just need to introduce a different method of thought.
• spdionis 6y ago
  You know that you can buy magic mushrooms almost anywhere in Amsterdam today right? Legally. In shops.
  • johnisgood 6y ago
    I think only psychedelic truffles are legal. Magic mushrooms, sold in smartshops, have been illegal since 2008. Some smartshops may ignore it though.