A former drugs adviser for the British government, Professor David Nutt says that regulations regarding the research into mind altering drugs such as LSD, magic mushrooms, ecstasy etc should be relaxed as he is convinced they have therapeutic value .
“I feel quite passionately that these drugs are profound drugs; they change the brain in a way that no other drugs do. And I find it bizarre that no-one has studied them before and they haven’t because it’s hard and illegal.”
He believes they may have a positive effect with depression and anxiety as long as they are ingested in sensible amounts :
“People who use them regularly seem to do that. They seem to use them on an annual basis in order to enjoy the experience but also because it has this positive reaffirming effect.So it may be that there are broad utilities of these kind of compounds in terms of mental well-being. I don’t know – I think it’s very much a question to be answered.”
But they have been studied before – it was called the 1960s ! Anyone who thinks this a flippant remark should study the history of MK Ultra and the CIA involvement with the LSD trade in the 1960s . It seems LSD in particular, was allowed into America to defuse the anti Vietnam War protest movement . When you’re stoned, you’re no threat .
But what the CIA didn’t count on was that LSD would take users into realms of consciousness which the control system would prefer us to stay clear of and this is the real reason why these drugs are regulated and given a bad press . “How you’re going to keep them down on the farm, once they’ve seen Paris” sort of attitude .
From a personal perspective LSD, magic mushrooms etc have never had any appeal but it is clear from users’ experience they have had a profound effect on their consciousness .
Below is a video of a 1950s LSD experiment with LSD . “I’ve never seen such infinite beauty in my life ” says the young woman and you can’t have that, can you .
Source : BBC News .
Related reading : The Magic Trip with MK Ultra
