I’m not even a little shocked by this. I think most of the “badness” from hallucinogens is from fear and anticipation. When you take a hallucinogen, you really give up a huge amount of control. You are intentionally fucking with your ability to perceive reality. When you stop perceiving reality properly, you stop being able to react to it properly. Slap on top all of the propaganda that trumps to the dreaded “bad trip” to scare people away, and that is a lot of scary pre-trip feels you are going to be having. I have known people that will happily stuff the drug dealer party mix that is Ecstasy into their face which actually does cary some risk if you don’t know the source get nervous around a hallucinogen which is most certainly not going to hurt you.
It is a real shame too. I have absolutely not the faintest shred of doubt that the world would be a vastly better place if people took a “trip” over the weekend once or twice a year. It is a shit-ton cheaper, healthier, and more fun than going to Disney. Further, it is far more likely to leave you a happier person long after the trip is over.
