Excellent article, well-drawn, and I agree with your conclusions. I am certain, subjectively, that psychedelic experience has dramatically improved my own life, expanded my comprehension immeasurably, and still impacts my moment to moment experience of life as it unfolds, decades since my primary psychedelic experiences. There is immense power in the psychedelic experience – and your utilisation of the cautionary ‘judicious use’ is absolutely key here. Your presentation is overwhelmingly positive – and ‘judicious use’ justifies that positivity. But there is a universe of problems/dangers/pitfalls accessible through the ‘injudicious’ use of psychedelics. I have met many people who I would consider the ‘victims’ of such. I would absolutely argue that ‘state regulation’ is rarely anything but an unmitigated disaster when it comes to this issue – and I look forward to reading any future work you share on this subject – but I would very much like to hear you expand on what you think is indeed ‘judicious’, what are the pitfalls and dangers, and how we can combat/avoid those in a future time that I see as fast arriving; when psychedelic use is indeed decriminalised across the board, and potentially, casualties begin pouring in from ill-considered and ill-informed ‘experimentation’. Db
RE: On Psychedelic Drugs and Happiness