Ecstasy, in my opinion, does not belong in the same category as Peyote.
Secondly, yes I have also seen many people spun out and deluded from using lots of psychedelics and drugs sch as MDMA, LSD, and mushrooms. I have ALSO seen lots of people waste their lives smoking herb and doing nothing else all day. It is all about the context of how you use these substances, not the substances themselves. LSD is not addicting in any way,shape, or form--but there is a big LSD/MDMA party/rave culture right now that promotes the excessive use of these substances. I believe it's about the person taking the substance and not the substance itself--I can take LSD and have a quiet, insightful, and productive night; whereas someone else might take LSD and go out and party all weekend with it. Obviously there is a qualitative difference there in the method of use, and frankly I don't feel like I should be compared to pop-culture LSD users. I am sure you would not want to be associated with pop-culture lazy "stoner" culture?
Furthermore, the average user is not the popular portrayal you see in the media. People who use psychedelics to party eventually will have to stop. It becomes too heavy on the mind/body. Average psychedelic users are quiet and reserved and chances are that in passing you would never know that they are psychedelic afficionados.
And keep in mind that according to "official" sources, cannabis is considered harmful as well. According to those same sources, cannabis is a schedule 1 narcotic, meaning it is in the same category as all of the other psychedelics in addition to heroin and crack/cocaine. Is it possible that these official sources have an agenda? Why would they lump peyote with cannabis with heroin? Of course ganja is in a different league than LSD or peyote as far as effects go, but consider all the propoganda pushed about cannabis before we knew much about it. It was said it made you crazy, would make you murder people, would lead to making you homeless, all sorts of outlandish claims by "official sources". Is it possible the portrayal of psychedelics is on the same trajectory?
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