What would psychodelic legalization look like?

"yes, we know the original laws were largely based on the horrific findings of the unconscionable MKULTRA program"

Would you elaborate on this? I'm familiar with the MKUltra program but I'm not sure which 'original laws' you are speaking about regarding these 'horrific findings.'

Also, at this point of the involution of our government, don't you think legalizing psychedelics and 'working from within' is like changing seats on the Titanic?

Of course the war on drugs is a failure, but my conspiracy research days make me question: was it ever genuine?

I haven't been up on new info about it, but I'd be very interested on hearing what other Evolvers think of it.

Lots of media on this topic these days. My point of view is that drugs have always been a prime target for organized crime (aka government) and people like the CIA have used their power to siphon off many billions from the trade, even actively imported it, and the Wall Street arm of the CIA gets fat profits from laundering it.

The military invaded Afghanistan to fight terrorists? nope. drugs and oil. Ask how opium production can increase to over 90% of total world production, when the best funded military in the world is occupying it, and it still claims to be fighting the war on drugs.

And why not? everyone wants a slice of that lucrative pie.

not to mention the argument that crack poured into poor black communities in extra large, cheap quantities, in order to incarcerate all the people who would otherwise rebel against such disenfranchisement.

Come to think of it, what do psychedelics do? they help us question rigid beliefs and old ways, things government is fond of preserving, so it's natural they'd want to put a lid on that party.

but then again, who is "they"? It's really the people that accept things as they are, and those who are too afraid to question the limits of what is possible.

Personally, I test limits as much as I can, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't ever fearful of "going over the edge," or exploring the unknown. but that is what must be done. That is all there is to do.

addendum: It seems to me that the real question is not whether they should be legal, but how much are we willing to question our physical reality and beliefs? Isn't that what people are scared of when they react against legalizing psychedelics? They think, oh, we can't throw everything we know into a pit and mix it all around, we have a lot invested in keeping things the way they are.

First commenter said it was really about whether or not we think the psychedelic experience is "real". Well that is the question isn't it. What's real. The thing people are scared of, is considering that there is nothing intrinsically real or objective - things are as real or solid as you make them. beliefs create reality, which leads to personal responsibility for it, and that's downright terrifying, I know. but somehow it feels more valid, and strangely empowering.

"the government would reap great profits and save billions on the policing side of things. Also the crime would lose alot of its funding from the drug game."

This is not a benefit for government, but THE prolem. Think of all the police and lawyers and prison guards who would lose their jobs. Crime would lose a lot of funding? Government is but generally accepted organized crime. Why would anyone think that the largest crime syndicate of them all wouldn't have a hand in the drug trade.

Just look at the numers according to the United nations: 7,606 hectares of opium production in Afghanistan in 2001, then the squeaky clean US of A comes in and surprise, record crops, topping at 193,000 ha in 2007. 93% of world opium production. hmmm. somehow looking for old guys with funny headbands in caves doesn't seem so ah, truthful. but it made for a perfect Hollywood story, hours after the planes hit, and that's what American's can't resist - a good ole' us versus them fight scene.

Talk about trying to destroy your own trauma. If we could only step out of our roles of victims/abusers, compassion would swell up from our depths.