Perhaps you misunderstand me, I have no problem with an adult doing whatever they choose with themselves, excepting harm to others of course. I’ve personally experimented with anything I could get my hands on. Some of those have become an important part of my life. I’m also pragmatic and know that nothing is new and nothing human is alien. Arguing that a culture is incorrectly viewing any aspect of life is academically interesting but fruitless without something to change that culture. My concern isn’t the use of a substance but rather what will happen to a potentially useful substance when it enters the public consciousness. We saw it with cannabis, LSD, and others with kratom being the most recent. The chemicals which are not banned are those which enter the public consciousness via the currently accepted model of scientific research.
Much good work has been done with DMT and the various native preparations but we risk squandering those efforts when we seek to popularise the use of them. This effect is especially apparent when the substance is also associated with spirituality and subculture which in this country are dangerous subjects. I think we should learn from the story of how we lost LSD and behave more responsibly by considering the likely outcome resulting from our need to proselytize.
Enjoy what nature and the world offers you. Explore and be made aware. But please, keep it out of the public discourse and let the research continue until it becomes generally available. No matter how correct your point of view or strong your argument, the machine we live in will turn its wheels. Let’s be careful not to let it crush something good.
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