Study of psilocybin as treatment of depression halted by drug laws

[Warren DeMontague]

4. Here's my take: 1) Legalize, regulate tax marijuana for adults.

That's first, foremost, and a no-brainer. And that's the majority of the "Drug War" anyway.

I think if the choice is between what we've got now and full legalization of ALL drugs, I would go with full legalization of everything. However, I think there's a middle ground- I think a harm reduction approach as opposed to a law enforcement one for drugs like heroin, cocaine, etc..

when it comes to psychedelics, to me, the real issue is that we as a society don't have the cultural institutions in place to guide people through these experiences, sort of the way shamanism works in some cultures and many cultures have initiation rituals.

The Grateful Dead functioned in that regard for many of us who experienced some of these things in that context, but I do agree that just setting people loose on psychedelics with no idea of what they might expect is not necessarily a good idea.