The sale and possession of psilocybin mushrooms have been illegal since the 1970s, but the growing, collecting, processing, sale, and possession of these mushrooms were legal until July 2001 when the Danish Ministry of Health prohibited them. The Controlled Substances Act in 1970 made magic mushrooms illegal, creating the belief that psychedelics were dangerous. Nixon halted any research on these types of drugs until 1992. Despite limited enforcement, magic mushroom spores (which do not contain psilocybin) were banned in the 1950s and 1960s.
Magic mushrooms are illegal in nearly every country thanks to the Convention on Psychotropic Substances, an international treaty developed in 1971 by the United Nations to prohibit the production of these substances. In Nepal, psychedelics such as psilocybin are not explicitly mentioned in the country’s Narcotic Drugs (Control) Act 2033. Psilocybin-containing mushrooms are legal in Brazil, the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Nepal, and Samoa. In the Netherlands, the sclerotia (“truffles”) of psilocybe mushrooms are legal.
The latest frontier in state and local drug reform has been the loosening of legal restrictions on psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in “magic mushrooms”. Like cannabis, psilocybin is a prohibited substance in some jurisdictions due to their use in drug manufacture. Some countries, like Jamaica, never made magic mushrooms illegal, although the psilocybin molecule often is.
Psilocybin is a chemical obtained from certain types of fresh or dried mushrooms and is found in Mexico, Central America, and Central America. As President Nixon’s “war on drugs” picked up steam in the 1970s, psilocybin was made illegal, preventing researchers from exploring its therapeutic value.
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I find it shitty how they both were against magic mushrooms and had said that the in favor side had no research. Yet his enthusiasm and just that little bit of research and even at the beginning they had said it themselves that their clearly was research done. But they had to end it with the opposing saying their opinions.
I found my self addicted to cocaine and these so called magic mushrooms have reconstructed my moral compass in an extremely positive way I’ve found that addiction is an illness that cannot be cured but can be treated but it all starts with the honesty someone keeps with themselves you have to want it and make efforts towards achieving it these mushrooms hold very strong power and should be dealt with responsibly
You can tell the whole time the dude is talking, the lady starts breathing heavily and looking more and more angry, knowing that she has no leg to stand on, and simply wants as many people as possible to remain ignorant so she can continue to prescribe anti depressants that don’t work and actually do more harm than good. The more people who wake up and start using natural medicine, the less money she will bring in, and deep down she has a severe fear of being out of a job due to people waking up. And unfortunately for her, that day is coming soon.
Mushrooms are non addictive. People say mushrooms are their “drug of choice” or “favorite drug” because that is what it is labeled as. If people said Psilocybin is my favorite mushroom it doesn’t sound bad and nor is it. The effect of mushrooms can be explained as “pure joy” which is why anyone who has ever tried them loves the experience.
I tried shrooms twice in my life and I both hated and “loved” the experience. If I had to compare it to anything, it was like going on a rollercoaster that you wanted to get off but at the same time not really. I don’t know if it’s different for someone else but it is nothing like what that lady was describing – I honestly can’t imagine how anyone can become addicted to an experience as that.
This woman really needs to lose her job. I’ve been to rehab, and I have never heard someone say their drug of choice are Shrooms. If it weren’t for mushrooms, I would still be homeless. They gave me the insight I needed to move on from childhood abuse and trama. No other medication helped! Only the chemical compound psilocybin did. It took only 2 treatments to cure me of depression, anxiety and PTSD. I am now 5 years sober from opiates and depression free ❤️
Ive been suffering from anxiety and depression for over 20yrs! Magic mushroom is by far the best medicine i have ever tried with no side effects. And i tried all those antidepressants some helped but all had bad side effects. These Dr.s need to start listening to their patients. And theres been research all around the world. We are just behind
The people who are against legalization have no idea what they’re talking about. First even if there were any negative effects from psychedelics, they’re going to be much worse as long as they remain illegal. When it’s legal you know what you’re getting so it’s safer. They made a good point that only a handful of trips probably aren’t going to cure depression, anxiety, etc. But if anything that’s another reason for legalization, because with legalization comes easy access.
This women has no clue what she is talking about I have done shrooms and was depressed to the point I tried to take my life no meds a doctor would put me on would help in fact they would make my depression worse I tried shrooms with friends and the awakening I had was life altering and have not been depressed or tried to take my own life since I was 17 I am now 37 I have a Beautiful wife and three amazing talented kids life can not get any better
Tbh magic mushrooms curved my porn addiction in one (rather large lol) dose. I took too many because I didn’t know how many to take.. on the trip I realized how much perusal porn was hurting me and my family and I can’t watch it any more. This fungus is one of the best things that has happened to me!
This is crazy, People should have choices, If it’s legalized, it should have warning labels like everything else.. People with OCD can get addicted to anything, it’s not the mushroom that’s dangerous to addicts, it’s the addict, that’s dangerous to the addict.. Addicts shouldn’t restrict the rest of the population’s lives.
This is ignorance at it’s finest. Especially the addiction recovery lady. She had no facts to back that up. I mean what city are you working at where there’s an epidemic of terrorising magic mushrooms? Are you conflating them with lsd? And are you sure those people aren’t smoking weed nonstop? If so, then wouldn’t that be their drug of choice? She’s either paid for by special interests, or a really massive Karen. Not based in reality whatsoever
I wanna try shrooms once. I’ve been incredibly unmotivated this year, and i’ve been trying to quit porn (there isn’t a single man alive that hasn’t watched porn, even under kids its rare to see a kid that hasn’t seen sexual content at least once). I wonder what an experience like that is like, since i’m incredibly excited about topics like Lucid Dreaming and such.
Societal permissiveness is a terrible reason to say why mushrooms (and let’s just say liberty cap) should or should not be legal. In The British Isles (and some other places) they grow wild and in grass/meadows especially where sheep have eaten them and then helped the spores surrounding the zone of repugnance (dung). People can just pick them up and not only eat them but also accidentally eat them (and they do not get refined then like say cocaine or heroin opiate). The trouble is that children should not be “given” them. That is a potential problem even though it perfectly possible for kids to pick a mushroom and eat it whether they realise or not what it is. The sale of them is where it can get dangerous (as the scenario above) but people growing them in small amounts kept away from children can result in a more educated knowledge of them. There being any plant or fungi or animal consumed as the fat of the land means a person does not want to eat the wrong thing.
I have nothing against them but in legal stand point where do you draw the line ? from lowclass drugs and high class if you wanna say…. I do think if they can help with depression and anxiety I do think they should invest time and effort but I do think it should be Highly regulated way more than weed
To the credit of those arguing against it, it was not explained at all how it helps treat serious mental health problems, and that was the fault of Dr. Malcolm for not explaining that. Psilocybin breaks down the connections in the brain and creates many loose ones, and this does not get rid of memories at all, so there is no logic or knowledge lost at all, and it opens up the opportunity for new perceptions to form. This could be, in the case of a cancer patient, a new perception on death, or to people with anxiety and depression, a new perception on their self worth. What these doctors did is discredit this man because he proposed that there is a genuine solution that gets to the root of the problem with mental health issues and life crises. Pharmaceutical companies fund the curriculum that doctors go through in medical school, and simply put, a “One and done” treatment is not economically beneficial, it makes more money to treat the symptoms rather than the cause. Personally, I do not believe that psilocybin / psilocin containing mushrooms should be openly available to the public, but when prescribed by and used in the presence of a clinician, there are very promising results. But it’s not about helping people, it is about scaring the public into supporting big pharma.
They’ve never posed to be an issue as much as Alcohol, pretty sure they help with Epileptic issues or Perhaps even eye-drops. Thing is people would go to something stronger if it’s not easily accessible, also I think people using Prop money would be a good deterrent to cravings as would be easier to obtain and would stop Robberies.
Lol that Lady freaking out cause she knows any argument she has against them is futile. Megan you are truly ignorant. Again we see the “i work in the medical field so im automatically an expert” routine. And yes, anxiety is substantially reduced after one dose, you would know if you had actually tried them out
How can he site any research when it’s so controlled scientists can’t perform trails. I’ve used mushrooms once and only once would I use them again yes do I feel an addiction telling me I need them No. I can say my one use was profound and improved my mental state and would like to try again to see if I get similar results
lol okay those are valid concerns they brought up if they are unfamiliar with the effects of mushrooms, but they are so biased. They grilled the pro shroom dude on his source validity and for the woman against shrooms they just took what she said as fact. If they want to be critical they need to be critical of both sides, and maybe it would help if they did research on both sides before bringing people on their show.