There's no reason the public wouldn't view DMT the same way they view any other psychedelic..... which is not good at the moment. I think it's very important to speak of the legitimacy of psychedelics in general. Mushrooms are being spoken of very positively in the media lately (though I'm sure the public doesn't know that the active in mushrooms is a form of dmt). I believe it does a dis-service to dmt and all psychedelics to speak of dmt as if it the king of all holy substances, or some kind of gateway to another dimension. This is why I believe The Spirit Molecule does more harm than good. It will just polarize people. Those who disagree will only think people like us are that much MORE insane. And since people who either don't like psychedelics or don't care one way or another, outnumber us by far, we lose. What percentage of the population actually uses psychedelics? 10% at a stretch? The general public does not tend to see things that minorities see. When the legitimacy of all psychedelics is accepted, dmt will be up there too. Until then, dmt, like all tryptamine psychedelics, will remain illegal, and the people shunned.
dreamer042 said:
I assume as the growth continues to spread and more people discover it eventually the powers that be are going to have to stop turning a blind eye to what's happening here. I figure they'll attempt to outlaw mimosa bark and maybe cruna and chaliponga, but at this point it's too late. DMT is everywhere, now thanks to the members of this website, anyone can get the supplies needed to extract at their local grocer. Pandora's box is now open and it's going to be exciting to watch the repercussions play out.
I don't share your enthusiasm for the future. However, I agree that too much is known, and alternative sources far too wide spread. Even if they ban mimosa and a whole bunch of other known containing plants, there's too many naturally containing plants that are too widespread. They'll find another way around the plant bans, guaranteed. But you know what, I don't think governments really care if their efforts are futile or not. The proposed ban on salvia in Canada made me realize that. They'll just tell the public they've banned salvia, and the public will cheer and be under the impression that somehow the world is a safer place, even though it isn't. All that matters is that the government push their agenda, to either remain in power, or gain support from an ignorant public, otherwise, they don't care if their plan actually works. They would basically have to devote all the money on earth to stop people from from getting dmt. Would they do that? I don't know.... maybe. When crazy people get ideas in their head, maybe someone will decide that war is profitable and so they'll support the war even if it's insane. They'll just go on telling people that drugs and users are the enemy and fight their "war on drugs/people" as if they're helping anyone, and the public buys it! Isn't that what's already being done? Apparently, people seem to believe that the moral profit of feeling like you're doing a good thing by wrecking users lives.... that moral superiority is very profitable, and it has been for centuries for those who want to persecute anyone different from them.
Currently, the Canadian government is proposing massive prison expansion reform, and Canada is experiencing greater numbers of people in prison, while crime rates have been falling for decades. Does that not suggest that the government is starting to criminalize non criminals? It defies logic, and it defies morality. And for what? Sometimes I think it's just to give them something to do. They can make their living by knocking other people down..... just like tribes have been doing for thousands of years. I hope people someday wake up and realize it's better to get along than to keep fighting each other.
