Aug 21, 2023Liked by Adrienne K., Justin Cooke 🍄, Tripsitter
I clearly see the argument. I am a prescribed ketamine user. I have benefitted immensely from ketamine. I know the risk to my urinary tract and am taking precautions. Government regulation of
"Controlled Substances" is entirely counter-productive. It prevents, or at least inhibits, those of us who greatly benefit from these drugs from accessing them. Just the lives saved from people with suicidal ideation who would NOT suicide if they had ketamine would overwhelmingly improve our mortality/morbidity statistics. Same arguments for MDMA and psilocybin.
It's amazing how powerful some of these things are.
You'd think there would be huge legislation changes (even if only to reduce the scheduling to make research easier) considering the increases in depression, suicide, etc. The fact that we're not says a lot about the people in charge.
I'm glad you, and others, have found help, and hope everyone has the same opportunity!
In the US ketamine is relatively accessible and relatively affordable. Could be a lot better, but its at least legal here. In lots of other countries, it is either outright illegal or inaccessible.
I don't think our regulators will do anything to change the laws. They are financially invested in doing what they do, and that is to prevent us from accessing these drugs. They don't care whether we access them for therapeutic or recreational purposes. It's their job and they are on a crusade.
To change this situation we need to get the public to see the lie of drug control. The article we are commenting on. That's going to take many more decades. In the interim, we need to defy our governments. People need to survive today in spite of government failure.
100% agree. People are too ingrained, for the most part, that all drugs are inherently bad, and it will take a long time to remove that fear and replace it with facts. Especially when research is limited and so many "authorities" pump out the same propaganda that the government spews. Like you said, follow the money.
The government has no business raising taxes or the debt ceiling, considering how terrible of a job they do managing money (it's a stretch to even use the word "manage").
It is very sad and frustrating when we look at the billions wasted and the impact it could have made.
I clearly see the argument. I am a prescribed ketamine user. I have benefitted immensely from ketamine. I know the risk to my urinary tract and am taking precautions. Government regulation of
"Controlled Substances" is entirely counter-productive. It prevents, or at least inhibits, those of us who greatly benefit from these drugs from accessing them. Just the lives saved from people with suicidal ideation who would NOT suicide if they had ketamine would overwhelmingly improve our mortality/morbidity statistics. Same arguments for MDMA and psilocybin.
It's amazing how powerful some of these things are.
You'd think there would be huge legislation changes (even if only to reduce the scheduling to make research easier) considering the increases in depression, suicide, etc. The fact that we're not says a lot about the people in charge.
I'm glad you, and others, have found help, and hope everyone has the same opportunity!
In the US ketamine is relatively accessible and relatively affordable. Could be a lot better, but its at least legal here. In lots of other countries, it is either outright illegal or inaccessible.
I don't think our regulators will do anything to change the laws. They are financially invested in doing what they do, and that is to prevent us from accessing these drugs. They don't care whether we access them for therapeutic or recreational purposes. It's their job and they are on a crusade.
To change this situation we need to get the public to see the lie of drug control. The article we are commenting on. That's going to take many more decades. In the interim, we need to defy our governments. People need to survive today in spite of government failure.
100% agree. People are too ingrained, for the most part, that all drugs are inherently bad, and it will take a long time to remove that fear and replace it with facts. Especially when research is limited and so many "authorities" pump out the same propaganda that the government spews. Like you said, follow the money.
The government has no business raising taxes or the debt ceiling, considering how terrible of a job they do managing money (it's a stretch to even use the word "manage").
It is very sad and frustrating when we look at the billions wasted and the impact it could have made.