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I wish I could share some of my knowledge regarding this. Funnily, a good friend of mine in NZ is working for the NZ government, and he synthesizes and tests ne

by girvo 12y ago

I wish I could share some of my knowledge regarding this. Funnily, a good friend of mine in NZ is working for the NZ government, and he synthesizes and tests new drugs, mostly cannabinoids but others too, and works with the NZ government to determine safety. Fascinating character, too. There is an underground forum where the smartest chemists I've ever come across hang out and discuss these novel chemicals, and the routes to get to them.

veb 12y ago
In NZ now, the manufacturer needs to be able to prove their drug is safe before it can be 'okayed' by the gov. Saves us from the shitty artificial cannabinoids that was causing so much trouble. It's odd, considering there's so many people selling quality Marijuana everywhere... I just wish we could follow what Colorado has done.
pasbesoin 12y ago
One of the smartest people I've known had a long-standing interest in this area -- e.g. coming up with his own grow units for magic mushrooms. He didn't just want to trip. When he took on the interest, he became a veritable encyclopedia on mushrooms, of various sorts and in general. This was also back many years before the current "Maker" trend. I guess you could call him a prototype, or an example of a constant -- there has always been a certain number of these highly intelligent free-thinkers and builders. I was never and am not into drugs. Getting to know him, however, did make my take a closer look at re-evaluate much of the simplistic "drugs are bad" indoctrination I'd encountered and been force fed growing up. Just as life and current circumstances have taught me to more carefully re-evaluate other tropes such as "paying one's dues" and the "self-made man [person]". I'm reminded of decades of research into cannabis severely stunted, so I read, by government policy and laws. "It's bad" and "because we say so" does not comport well with open and full-ranging scientific inquiry.

by girvo 12y ago

veb 12y ago

In NZ now, the manufacturer needs to be able to prove their drug is safe before it can be 'okayed' by the gov. Saves us from the shitty artificial cannabinoids that was causing so much trouble. It's odd, considering there's so many people selling quality Marijuana everywhere... I just wish we could follow what Colorado has done.

pasbesoin 12y ago

One of the smartest people I've known had a long-standing interest in this area -- e.g. coming up with his own grow units for magic mushrooms. He didn't just want to trip. When he took on the interest, he became a veritable encyclopedia on mushrooms, of various sorts and in general. This was also back many years before the current "Maker" trend. I guess you could call him a prototype, or an example of a constant -- there has always been a certain number of these highly intelligent free-thinkers and builders. I was never and am not into drugs. Getting to know him, however, did make my take a closer look at re-evaluate much of the simplistic "drugs are bad" indoctrination I'd encountered and been force fed growing up. Just as life and current circumstances have taught me to more carefully re-evaluate other tropes such as "paying one's dues" and the "self-made man [person]". I'm reminded of decades of research into cannabis severely stunted, so I read, by government policy and laws. "It's bad" and "because we say so" does not comport well with open and full-ranging scientific inquiry.