Accepting that Drugs are Part of the Human Experience

PARTY DRUGS: Altering your mental state is just part of the human experience for most.

An escape or twist to everyday reality is appealing.

People have a spectrum of how far they take that human urge.

For some, it is as benign as a caffiene high, while others explore the edges of consciousness, sanity, and reality through intense substances like DMT (also reportedly benign).

For some, that urge is constant, while others use mind altering substances as a rare celebration or introspection.

I've been thinking about festivals and concerts, and 'party drugs'. There are MANY people I know who occasionally use substances such as LSD, mushrooms, DMT, or molly. These types of drugs are HIGHLY illegal and warrant extreme penalties according to federal mandatory minimum sentencing policy.

Strangely, they are drugs that are widely used in celebration. Usually people are using these drugs while dancing in extacy, or hugging people with a giant grin, or sometimes while quietly freaking out in a corner.

These are really drugs that are so POTENT that no one wants to use them regularly.

I have never heard of crime related to these drugs.

And yet, a vial of acid will get you 5-10 years in prison on first offense federally (trafficking). Similar penalties apply to other psychadelics.

I agree that powerful drugs like these shouldn't be easily accessible to people, I mean, who wants to have their soup spiked with psychadelic mushrooms? Some 'party' drugs have potential to do great harm and create suffering in the wrong hands.

However, I don't think it's right that peaceful people are serving major time for possessing these substances!