Why are psychedelic drugs demonized and illegal?

[chepito]

Why are drugs like mushrooms, LSD, mescaline, DMT and other psychedelics illegal and viewed so poorly by the public.

None of these drugs are physically harmful, I'm sure I will get some uneducated answers like "ThEy make U stupid N kill braincells" but that is simply people being ignorant to the facts go do some research, now granted if these drugs are used irresponsibly you can end up mentally scaring your self from having a bad trip but that's your own fault not the drugs

Answer me this how is DMT a schedule 1 controlled substance when it is produced in your own brain? I mean that makes absolutely no sense, that means every single person on this earth without exception is breaking the law (unless DMT is legal where you live) it just makes no sense at all

I believe psychedelics can be extremely beneficial, in my own experimentation I have really grown both spiritually and as a person, I truly feel sorry for people who go through their whole lives and never have a deep psychedelic experience i mean it is a truly beautiful thing words can not do it justice, I just feel at one with the universe

[talbot]

So you believe that it's perfectly safe to change the chemistry of your brain. In fact, you feel it is "extremely beneficial". Do you understand anything about the chemicals in your brain and the delicate balance that needs to be maintained to stay sane? Have you done any actual research on the subject or have you just taken the drugs? Good luck later in life.

[westbroc90]

So you believe that it's perfectly safe to change the chemistry of your brain. In fact, you feel it is "extremely beneficial". Do you understand anything about the chemicals in your brain and the delicate balance that needs to be maintained to stay sane? Have you done any actual research on the subject or have you just taken the drugs? Good luck later in life.

[siuaghan]

There will always be someone in power who doesn't realize the pure stupidity of prohibition of any drugs. They will always grasp for control even over what others put in their bodies, that's just the state of consciousness that they're in. And the ones that made the laws tripped DMT every night in their sleep, too:P

[ctoth666]

westbroc90 wrote:
> So you believe that it's perfectly safe to change the chemistry of your brain. In
> fact, you feel it is "extremely beneficial". Do you understand anything about the
> chemicals in your brain and the delicate balance that needs to be maintained to
> stay sane? Have you done any actual research on the subject or have you just taken
> the drugs? Good luck later in life.

Just curious. What actual research have you done on the subject? Because I'd like to inform you that the scheduling of these substances, particularly DMT, psilocybin, and mescaline, has prevented extensive "research" from being done. In fact, there was no research conducted prior to the scheduling of these substances under the CSA. And what does changing the chemistry of your brain have to do with anything? That's not a valid point, particularly because legal drugs, and factors such as our diets, also change the chemical balance of the brain. It's a fallacious argument.