@hikari

[erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net]

@hikari @whitequark I mean, I think most people pushing for legalisation are doing so in non -prescription form, because while there are positive things to be said for doing them in a medical setting, there are also many negative things to say for the same

[hikari@social.noyu.me]

@erincandescent @whitequark yeah i was thinking about this recently, if they were to legalise psychedelic use then the least harmful way is if the medical system can potentially recommend with asterisks it but never offer it directly as a normal "treatment" with normal treatment "consent"

[hikari@social.noyu.me]

@erincandescent @whitequark (and so on and so on. it should not be "prescribed" or "scheduled" etc)

[erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net]

@hikari @whitequark I think for a lot of these I'd say they should probably be just generally available from a pharmacy, perhaps after reading and confirming understanding of an information form

And probably for MDMA in particular with pre-prepared supplement packs incl. timing guides

[whitequark@mastodon.social]

@erincandescent @hikari i think it's vital to have a source like that, yeah, but i also think that MDMA in particular has a way to be uniquely psychologically dangerous in ways most things available from a pharmacy aren't--for the exact same reason it's useful

i dunno what a solution is. i wouldn't fight against its availability, of course.

[hikari@social.noyu.me]

@whitequark @erincandescent i resent this idea normally because of how it's been applied to transgender people having legal autonomy but i do feel like a pre-registration "reflection period" before getting access is not the worst idea

[hikari@social.noyu.me]

@whitequark @erincandescent which is, incidentally, something that various places do for buying firearms? and i think we can agree that firearms are also high-variance tools, potentially dangerous to give to someone in the right/wrong mental state

[erincandescent@akko.erincandescent.net]

@hikari @whitequark there's a clear difference when the reflection period is say a week Vs when it's two years