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 don’t really think this concern is any different in psychedelic assisted therapy than any other form, as well as non-therapy wellness or personal development services. That is, either you’re being honed toward the “norm” or you’re not, and you either care or you don’t.
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yeah fair. i do think there are special dangers associated with doing this sort of thing on psychedelics specifically which are making the mind more pliable etc. but maybe it's just a matter of degree