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it would be nice if the standardization could come from using the substances that we already have, even if just as a sensible start. I can understand mushrooms
by zwkrt 4y ago
it would be nice if the standardization could come from using the substances that we already have, even if just as a sensible start. I can understand mushrooms being iffy because they comlpex and vary (even between mushrooms of the same species), but LSD is a single molecule already!
I would love to see a future where I can get a government-standardized tab of acid. Of course this will never happen. The reason they are investigating how to get the 'good' effects without the 'bad/uncontrollable' effects is because of who is deciding what 'good' and 'bad' are. 'Good' = Allows people to continue functioning at a high level with the current power structures in place. Put in other words, it is only worthwhile to cure someone's depression if you can do it without the cure involving that person realizing that their current government isn't working for them.
- chevman 4y agoThat's literally what they did. Started with their knowledge of LSD and went from there using a similar chemical.
- jasonhansel 4y agoPersonally, I wouldn't want to take a medication that would permanently change my political views. I seriously doubt there's a drug that reliably makes your political opinions more correct and truthful, but I'm sure that there are drugs that impair your judgment so much that you cannot tell you are impaired. So I would suspect that LSD falls into the latter category, not the former. If the changes are irreversible, I certainly wouldn't want to take that risk.