Mushrooms are good for you

[White Horseradish]

http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/16/magic-mushrooms-can-improve-psychological-health-long-term/#ixzz1PVzGm973

The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to new research from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

The mushroom-derived hallucinogen, called psilocybin, is known to trigger transformative spiritual states, but at high doses it can also result in "bad trips" marked by terror and panic. The trick is to get the dose just right, which the Johns Hopkins researchers report having accomplished.

In their study, the Hopkins scientists were able to reliably induce transcendental experiences in volunteers, which offered long-lasting psychological growth and helped people find peace in their lives — without the negative effects.

 

I can't really come up with a good comment for this...

[roo_ster]

Headline ought to be:
Grad Students Love Tripping On Shrooms In Taxpayer-Funded Study

[lee n. field]

is known to trigger transformative spiritual states

I'm dubious that this is a good thing.

[MillCreek]

I will be very interested to watch further developments in this field.  The legitimate clinical research into the use of psychedelics has taken a long time to recover from the excesses of several decades back.  Hopefully someday they can be of benefit in the treatment of PTSD and other psychological traumas. 

[Ben]

Headline ought to be:
Grad Students Love Tripping On Shrooms In Taxpayer-Funded Study

Win!

[mtnbkr]

Headline ought to be:
Grad Students Love Tripping On Shrooms In Taxpayer-Funded Study

Just curious, but because of the WoSD laws in place, could a private commercial entity even attempt this sort of testing?  It seems that the current legal environment precludes anyone but .gov (and those funded by .gov via grant) from testing in this manner.

Chris

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

i'd pay to volunteer in about 16 years

[roo_ster]

Just curious, but because of the WoSD laws in place, could a private commercial entity even attempt this sort of testing?  It seems that the current legal environment precludes anyone but .gov (and those funded by .gov via grant) from testing in this manner.

Chris

You are likely correct.

[TommyGunn]

Mushrooms are good for you

Doesn't that depend upon whether or not the moon was out the night they were picked?    

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

You are likely correct.

there is probably a way to landshark a "native american" religious exemption

[mtnbkr]

there is probably a way to landshark a "native american" religious exemption

Without resolving the root issue.

Chris

[gunsmith]

IDK if the psiloscybin  shrooms popular with trippers are indigenous, I know north America has plenty of psychedelic shrooms, in the early 80's parties I went to in Seattle shroom tea was everywhere.

In a proper setting shrooms can probably induce or mimic a spiritual experience.

A Zen practitioner went to a burger joint, he had one with everything. 

[MillCreek]

You are likely correct.

Some years ago when I did some consulting for an institutional review board, the FedGov had extraordinary requirements for clinical research on psychedelics, which are otherwise illegal for any clinical purpose in this country.  Very, very strict security, scope of research and consent requirements.   I wonder if any private entity or pharma manufacturer would even be eligible to get the research exemption to allow a study.

[Lee]

In a proper setting shrooms can probably induce or mimic a spiritual experience

All I can say is that A Black Oak Arkansas concert at a state fair is not one of those those.

[roo_ster]

All I can say is that A Black Oak Arkansas concert at a state fair is not one of those those.

If it is the Arkansas State Fair, you'd best stay sober and keep your wits about you.  Hallucinogens are contraindicated.

[Lee]

It was probably more spiritual for the biker couple making love next to me on the bleachers...but kinda hellish for me. Was Illinois though.

[zahc]

Does it matter if they are good for you? That seems to presuppose that they are banned because they are bad for you, when that's obviously not the reason.

[wmenorr67]

But in California everything is bad for you.  Everything tends to cause cancer in California.  Ever think that it is California that causes the cancer?

[cassandra and sara's daddy]

worst place ever to do hallucinogenics? jail.  i had a heck of a time keeping it together through booking. after that it was "interesting"

[MicroBalrog]

And this is surprising?

[gunsmith]

worst place ever to do hallucinogenics? jail.  i had a heck of a time keeping it together through booking. after that it was "interesting"

oh man yer harshing my mellow

[MicroBalrog]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD#Psychotherapy

[CNYCacher]

Mushrooms are good for you

One red one and one brown one in a wooden bowl

[MechAg94]

which offered long-lasting psychological growth and helped people find peace in their lives — without the negative effects.

I wonder who defines what is psychological growth and peace?  Somehow I think some of those people would define those things very differently from me.