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A destroying angel is a mushroom and eating it is suicide, which is illegal I think everywhere in America. Just because something grows in nature does not mean
by geraldwhen 4y ago
A destroying angel is a mushroom and eating it is suicide, which is illegal I think everywhere in America.
Just because something grows in nature does not mean it is safe or must be tolerated.
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoDamn, this is some peak hackernews vibes. Bringing up eating poison as a way to deflect from thinking too hard about the contradiction of America's cultural meme of intense individual freedom against extremely restrictive governments policies against psychedelic consumption
- sweetheart 4y agoWe both know that the above poster wasn't trying to make the point that mushrooms are intrinsically innocuous. It's obvious from context which mushroom they're talking about. Your comment serves only to make discussing the original point harder, and erodes everyone's ability to have an interesting conversation by adding inconsequential fluff to the thread.
- gadflyinyoureye 4y agoLet's be fair. There is not ever be a movement of individuals from HN banding together to win the ability to take whatever medicinal they want. Given that no conversation here will result in any meaningful movement, let alone an actual policy change, the whole conversation in inconsequential fluff.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoPeople thinking about and discussing issues is exactly how political change happens. Or possibly we are all just being blown around by the best propagandists.
- anigbrowl 4y agoI don't think it's illegal for you to possess or cultivate a toxic mushroom, unless there's additional evidence to show you're planning to poison someone else with it.
- ornornor 4y agoBattery acid can kill you too. Yet you can buy it from any auto parts store no questions asked. Also, guns in the US. You can also jump off a (naturally occurring) cliff and that’s not illegal (as long as no one pushed you I guess).