in some ways i kinda think it might be good if psychedelic therapy isn't legalized. slightly breaking the law is actually part of the set and setting and that part actually matters. i think weed's effects got worse when it was legalized and alcohol tasted better before we were 21
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i just can't imagine taking psychedelics in an Official Room at an Official Institution with Official Approval by an Official Authority will be a conducive set and setting for doing any serious work involving cultural conditioning. iirc the MDMA solo guide points this out
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main benefit of legalization i can see off the top of my head is to make access easier for veterans, people with severe PTSD, people who can't afford to figure out how to get access any other way. and that does seem real and important and significant. hmm
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i guess mass-scale psychological intervention is in some way an inherently political project. you sort of need to have a normative idea of what a psychologically healthy person thinks, acts, talks, feels, believes, doesn't believe. i don't think i trust any institution with this
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i trust networks of smart/thoughtful/kind people with it, and these people tend to take a little longer to show up and aren't as loud on the socials because they have work/lives/bills/kids etc, but in the long run I think it's a better outcome for everyone
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yeah. there's a frustrating access problem here - like this locks out people who, say, have too much PTSD to make friends - but this option at least seems not super doomed
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yea so it starts with small-ish networks and then dominos_meme.jpg
also makes sense for like some subset of those ppl to focus on helping the ppl who need it the most, sort of like a special ops team. typically i imagine ppl moved to do it bc family/friends affected
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