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    Do it.

    They are awesome, non-addictive and physiologically safe.

    Make sure you’re in a safe, comfortable place, and if you’re doing them with other people, make sure you trust those people, but otherwise have a blast.

    Magic mushrooms are the “drug” I really do think everybody should try.

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      It’s not safe for people in maoi inhibitors and a few other drugs. This includes certain antidepressants which are quite common.

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          I took mushrooms, high dose and micro, while on SSRI’s. There’s the smallest, most miniscule chance of seretonin syndrome. But 9999 times out of 10000 you’ll be fine.

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        Psilocybin is physiologically safe for people.

        As with water, psilocybin can be dangerous to mix with toxic chemicals.

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        Because everything is a drug and magic mushrooms themselves aren’t the drug in question, psilocybin is.

        Also, calling caffeine, heroin and mushrooms a “drug” belies a problem with labeling.

        Magic mushrooms, incidentally, being the least toxic of those substances.

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      I have easy access to them but even so the first time I had mushrooms when I was 12 wasn’t cool and I may have some unexpected trauma from that experience.

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        Unwritten rule that I guess we should write: no drugs for children.

        They don’t need their minds expanded, their tiny minds are still sealing themselves together.

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          Also, people should start with small doses and work their way up.

          In fact, there’s a lot of research and care people should do beforehand. Mushrooms can be a wonderful experience, but can also be a traumatic one. Learning about them ahead of time goes a long way.

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            Sure, learn to chew your food or it’ll go down the wrong pipe.