Hi Barefoot,
I've wondered exactly the same myself. It's hard to believe that mushrooms are now in the same class as drugs like heroin, crack & cocaine, while cannabis has essentially been decriminalised.
Mushrooms were certainly becoming very popular here with many shops around the UK selling them openly up until the law was changed in July. If you ever walked up Camden High Street in London in the last couple of years you will have been confronted with store after store all selling magic mushrooms. Quite a sight to behold!
Turning them into a Class A seems rather extreme but it doesn't really surprise me. TPTB are clearly concerned about the use hallucinogens and anything that might expose the illusion. We all know that the CIA are very involved in the drugs trade and are probably responsible for most of the addictive drugs like heroin and cocaine that are flooding on to the streets and destroying the lives of millions of people. But if you try and get hold of anything of an hallucinogenic nature and you'll find it's damn near impossible these days. It's clearly not something they want people to be doing.
And while it looks likely that the CIA were also responsible for introducing acid in the 60's, I personally think that was an experiment that seriously backfired on them which was why it was stopped, and heroin was quickly introduced to take its place. Many people have credited heroin as something that played a large part in destroying the hippie movement at the end of the 60's.
Even to this day, most western scientists have found it almost impossible to get permission from the required authorities to research hallucinogenic drugs. A notable exception is Rick Strassman who experimented with DMT and went on to the write the book "DMT The Spirit Molecule" which I've quoted from in various threads.
Slowly more research is being done around the world and much of this research is showing that most of these substances have extremely positive effects. They can cure addictions, heal various mental disorders, and in the case of Ayahuasca it can be extremely effective in healing just about any illness you can throw at it. Many scientists are also finding they are excellent tools in helping us better understand the nature of consciousness. And of course they can be a huge catalyst for spiritual growth when taken in the right context and setting.
There was a great article in New Scientist earlier this year about some of the latest findings and research that is being conducted: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/hea … 524881.400
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