Past and future of psychedelics in California medicine

Elizabeth Cook anchors an in-depth look at the potential benefits of adding mind-altering drugs to California physicians' arsenal of approved treatments.
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This is a positive step in the right direction.

[@michaelcerda5514]

Wait ✋️, I'm not supposed to enjoy mushrooms because you had a bad relationship with your son that he wouldn't dare mention he was interested in trying it?? No, miss you are trying to cope with his death and can't imagine that you were part of the problem

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Psychedelics 100 percent can be administered responsibly and I believe the evidence at this point undeniably supports their usefulness in both healing and recreation. But let's not fool ourselves into accepting this media framing that we are choosing between healing some and putting others at inevitable risk. Administered responsibly these substances are completely safe, and I believe that we shouldn't accept that these tragic deaths presented are not the result of some confounding variables in these people's lives but rather a simple result of psychedelic consumption. And while, with the utmost empathy, I do understand the appeal of such a simplified narrative to the parents of those who passed away with psychedelics in their system, this is a complex matter, and we could just as easily refer to the lives which have been saved or potentially saved with the existence of a legal, regulated market. Why, in a free country is this the particular conversation being had? I would think that responsible reporting would mention that in a medical setting the administration of these kind of substances are often done in a very controlled environment. How are we supposed to juxtapose that kind of against a story like Shane's? It all just feels so incoherent. What happens when people cannot safely access these substances!? Doesn't take a genius to understand that the state can take a helpful, regulatory role rather than a criminalizing role which enables sketchy vendors and limits treatment to those who need it!