despite the legal status, LSD is still around. Other substances are as well. Surely it's not what we want but since a lot of people are interested in these substances I don't think legal status will make them disappear entirely. There will always be ways to obtain them, just as long as there is a market for them. It just means we have to become more resourceful, more willing to take risks, spend energy and effort to get them. To me these all seem like good reasons to NOT ban these things, as it will create more and more underground cultures that set themselves apart from society, which is unhealthy - kind of like repressed emotions in a human being.
But it's not in my hands to decide.
Our society still has this very neurotic tendency to push the things away with which it does not want to deal with, rather than integrating them in a productive manner. psychedelics and their users are made out to be enemies of society, when personally I see it quite the opposite way - we could be helpful elements driving society forward in a dynamic way towards higher understanding, thoughtfulness and harmony.
But it's not in our hands at the moment.
I think the important thing is not to give up. There are people here and elsewhere that are working on getting teks for phalaris established. They require still a bit more work, technical equipment and effort to see if this will be worthwhile in the future.
Also, I agree with elphologist1 - grow mushrooms! You can easily get a never ending supply of mushrooms for yourself going. while this is not dmt and I understand the fascination with dmt itself, it gives me at least a great amount of comfort to know that in the very worst case scenario I will still always have this possibility so will never run out of psychedelics all together. Another option along these lines is cacti. These are two very powerful entheogens and entire cultures have used these solely for their effects, so at least we have a fall-back plan, however horrible things might become.
In the mean time, who knows what the future will bring. Maybe it's one of those moments where it gets a lot worse before it gets better. One final outcry of the governments to try and ban everything before the failure of this policy becomes evident? In academia psychedelics are become more available and more of a topic again these days. If we can support this trend in any way, we should. And otherwise remain hopeful and ready to act when we can.
cheers & love
Enoon