There was a recent study suggesting that an ingredient in psychotropic mushrooms alleviates OCD symptoms...?

Question

This enhances research on the beneifts of chemcials derived from other illicit substances (most notable marijuana) in easing symptoms from a multitude of diseases. Do you believe it is more important to keep these drugs illegal or use them to alleviate symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, cancer and other illnesses. Is there a happy medium that can be struck between keeping these drugs away from peope for purely recreational purposes and providing people suffering from illnesses a beneficial drug?

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Answer 1

I was almost going to give you a smart a** answer until I read your sub question.

No one reads or studies history any more. The human race, regardless if it is legal or not...will find a way to enjoy whatever they want in a recreational manner. Whether that's popping pills, snorting whatever up their noise, or whiling away their work hours on Y!A.

It is woefully ignorant to think "we" can prevent illegal drug use simply by making it illegal...all you have to do is look into our over crowded penal system to see that that ain't working. People are going to do what they hell they want to do...and damn the consequences. Anyone ever read about the prohibition years when alcohol was outloud...please...that so didn't work.

All "we" are doing is making it possible for a bunch of nefarious types to make a crap load of money, and they ain't the nicest of people, and their idea of an HR Dept. is to have their lackies use intimidation, torture and violence when necessary. There is just too much money to be made in the supply and demand of illegal drugs. Who wants to flip burgers for 5 bucks an hour when you can sell crack to your friends for a few hundred bucks an hour?

It's time "we" said...this is bllsht and legalized ALL illegal drugs, regulate it, tax it, use the profits for clinics and education.

Answer 2

There was also research done recently which showed that a mushroom trip had a profound effect on many research subjects. Many compared it to the birth of a child or the death of a parent, considering it one of the most important experiences in their lives.

Certainly currently illicit substances should be open game for research into their possible medicinal qualities. To rule these substances out simply because we have been told by the government that they are bad, and we are naughty to even think about taking them, is simply irrational.

A happy medium would be difficult to come by. Think of the increasinly widespread abuse of prescription medicines. The same thing would happen if any actual treatments were devised from an illicit substance. This may need to be accepted as the cost of doing business. Considering the number of people who routinely get smashed just to forget their worries, and then try driving home, people taking psyclocibin recreationally in order to have a mystical experience should probably not be our biggest concern.


From the study I mentioned:
"In the study, more than 60 percent of subjects described the effects of psilocybin in ways that met criteria for a "full mystical experience" as measured by established psychological scales. One third said the experience was the single most spiritually significant of their lifetimes; and more than two-thirds rated it among their five most meaningful and spiritually significant. Griffiths says subjects liken it to the importance of the birth of their first child or the death of a parent.

Two months later, 79 percent of subjects reported moderately or greatly increased well-being or life satisfaction compared with those given a placebo at the same test session. A majority said their mood, attitudes and behaviors had changed for the better. Structured interviews with family members, friends and co-workers generally confirmed the subjects' remarks. Results of a year-long followup are being readied for publication."

Answer 3

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