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Canadian Bud
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Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid?
#14441725 - 05/12/11 07:26 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I find when people hear about acid, they seem to think it's a hard drug but when shrooms come up people generally don't mind. What's up with this perception?
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DesignatedTripper
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: Canadian Bud]
#14441740 - 05/12/11 07:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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IMO it has something to do with the "if it's natural it's safe" mentality that some cannabis users have. They don't seem to think that a synthetic could ever be safe, and think there are too many variables when producing it that could make it "unsafe".
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: Canadian Bud]
#14441745 - 05/12/11 07:28 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Probably has something to do with all of the LSD propaganda in the 60s, 70s, up until now. You don't hear much about mushrooms but you hear all kinds of horror stories about LSD.
I don't know I mean maybe LSD's reputation is at least somewhat rightfully earned. Maybe not.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: Canadian Bud]
#14441747 - 05/12/11 07:29 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Misinformation. I had a conversation with a girl (at one point I said "have you ever done LSD" and she was like "no, and I'm never doing acid either!" ) and she told me she wouldn't ever do acid. But she was down for eating about 10 mgs of benzos and taking shots during the 2-3 hours we hung out.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: DesignatedTripper]
#14441749 - 05/12/11 07:29 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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DesignatedTripper said: IMO it has something to do with the "if it's natural it's safe" mentality that some cannabis users have. They don't seem to think that a synthetic could ever be safe, and think there are too many variables when producing it that could make it "unsafe".
I would agree, except that a lot of those same kids probably eat pressed ecstasy pills...I seen em, they don't make any sense at all.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: Canadian Bud]
#14441751 - 05/12/11 07:29 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I think the biggest part is just the name. Acid. Dosen't sound like something you should eat does it? I think another pretty big factor is the fact that mushrooms are organic and lsd is created in a lab.
None of those things phase me at all though. lsd is my favorite drug!
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: Joolz]
#14441755 - 05/12/11 07:31 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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i've never met anyone who was pro-shrooms and anti-acid.
why is alcohol more socially acceptable then pot?
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: LSDylan]
#14441776 - 05/12/11 07:35 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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My friends are scared of it because it's not natural. They don't understand that synthetic drugs aren't always dangerous. If a scientist were to synthesize some pure psilocin, my friends wouldn't touch it, but they'd still eat shrooms all day long.
I hate to sound cocky, but I'm just more intelligent that all of my friends when it comes to drugs (and most things for that matter). I always do my research before trying anything, but they judge me anyways for trying "harder drugs" than them.
It's scary to them because they just don't understand it.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: bholzer]
#14441801 - 05/12/11 07:39 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Synthetic vs natural
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: bholzer]
#14441802 - 05/12/11 07:39 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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who says you understand it?
psilocybin is not a drug. it is a psycho-active chemical made by some mushrooms. you can use it as a "drug" to get fucked up. or you can use it for it's spiritual properties.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: bholzer]
#14441821 - 05/12/11 07:41 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I overheard a conversation recently. It went like this:
"Hey, did you know if you get a bunch of morning glory seeds you can easily make LSD?" "I'd never do that, it can get stuck in your brain and you trip forever." "Yeah, I know. It can get stuck in your spine too."
I was considering educating them but some people in the area that I live in already look down upon me and my few psychedelic using friends because of the societal stigma so closely associated with psychedelics. The misinformation and blatant ignorance is ridiculous.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: broken]
#14441849 - 05/12/11 07:44 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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closed veil said: who says you understand it?
psilocybin is not a drug. it is a psycho-active chemical made by some mushrooms. you can use it as a "drug" to get fucked up. or you can use it for it's spiritual properties.
Was this directed at me? If so, I mean to say I understand it more than my friends.
A drug is a substance that alters normal bodily functions. So yes, it is a drug.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: bholzer]
#14441863 - 05/12/11 07:48 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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aspirin is a drug. a mushrooms is the fruit body of mycelium, not a drug.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: broken]
#14441878 - 05/12/11 07:50 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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closed veil said: aspirin is a drug. a mushrooms is the fruit body of mycelium, not a drug.
You said psilocybin is not a drug. It is. Mushrooms aren't drugs, but they contain them. However, that isn't the point of this thread. For all intensive purposes, the world sees mushrooms as a drug, and that's what this thread is about.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: broken]
#14441886 - 05/12/11 07:52 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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closed veil said: aspirin is a drug. a mushrooms is the fruit body of mycelium, not a drug.
Psilocybin creates physiological reactions, altering the normal function of the brain. So it is a drug. Who says drugs cannot be of spiritual value to people? Just because it is your sacrament doesn't mean that it transcends the definition and science of "drugs."
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: drr]
#14441887 - 05/12/11 07:52 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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drr said: Probably has something to do with all of the LSD propaganda in the 60s, 70s, up until now. You don't hear much about mushrooms but you hear all kinds of horror stories about LSD.
I think it's this exactly. When psychedelics first hit mainstream american culture it was like "WOAH, look at this totally NEW and SCARY drug called ACID !!!!" People are always afraid of what they don't understand and this reaction has been lingering for half a century.
Plus mushrooms already have their own danger-myth, but it's just that they might kill you if you eat the wrong one (which is actually legit). Either way, our culture has a place into which mushrooms fit and they are slightly less mysterious than LSD. Our culture had NOTHING previous to LSD that it could be compared to and so it remains in this sort of misunderstood category.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: bholzer]
#14441890 - 05/12/11 07:52 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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"be the change you want to see in the world"-gandhi
if you don't want others to view it as a drug, don't call it a drug yourself.
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: The_Aviator]
#14441894 - 05/12/11 07:54 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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closed veil said: aspirin is a drug. a mushrooms is the fruit body of mycelium, not a drug.
Psilocybin creates physiological reactions, altering the normal function of the brain. So it is a drug. Who says drugs cannot be of spiritual value to people? Just because it is your sacrament doesn't mean that it transcends the definition and science of "drugs." 
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: broken]
#14441901 - 05/12/11 07:54 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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Ya, it was said by wise hippies, long ago, that you couldnt "bum out" on shrooms cause it was natural and similar to a chemical that was already a part of your brain (DMT)
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Re: Why are shrooms more socially acceptable than acid? [Re: iam23]
#14441938 - 05/12/11 08:00 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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I've noticed this too... I don't really care to correct people anymore...
As has been said... the 70's propaganda along with the "synthetic" label along with the slang name "acid" generally just gives people a bad perception of the drug, even if they know absolutly nothing about it.
More for me.
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