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by LoganDark 817 days ago
Absolutely. One of the big dangers of obtaining LSD right now isn't just the effects of LSD itself, it's the risk of getting something else like NBOMe that could flat-out kill you. A regulated market would allow the purchase of real, clean LSD, without the risk of more dangerous substitutes.

People have taken less than a few doses of NBOMe and died. Meanwhile there are no known deaths by LSD overdose, people have taken thousands of doses of LSD and lived.
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hackable_sand 817 days ago
There is speculation that an elephant suffered a seizure and died in 1962 after it was given a "god" dose which is kinda fun. The wiki page also suggests they tried to help it and accidentally killed it that way. Definitely something to consider if your friend Jake goes catatonic while staring at Yugioh cards and the EMTs misdiagnose.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tusko

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LoganDark 817 days ago
I think giving LSD to an elephant (especially 300mg, holy crap) is a very very bad idea, animals can't really be informed of its effects. You can tell a person what to expect and not to panic, but you can't do that with an animal. I wonder if that would be animal abuse also.
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hackable_sand 815 days ago
Oh for sure. The implication is that it would be nice to have the Healthcare infrastructure and research to safely industrialize psychedelia. Animals deserve better treatment in pharma dev anyways, but so does Jake who can consult a specialist psych if they want to. Similar to consulting a physician or experienced trainer before body building.
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