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I doubt this, and I think it's detrimental to state so in the long run.

I used Psilocybin, and it was worth it. I would recommand people to give it a try, and I helped people around me, including one parent, to take it.

Yet.

Every time I took it, I could feel my speech ability to decline for a while. The side effects faded slowly, and disapeared eventually every time. But traces of it are noticeable after even a month or two sometimes.

It's like when people claimed that marijuana was not addictive. The deny didn't help at all. I know of several people that are addicted to smoking pot now. It's a negative side effect on their life.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. Powerful products have powerful effects, and this means some harm can exist.

Yes, psilocybin is way safer than the reputation is has been given in the 70'. Yes, taking it (in the right conditions) can benefit you a lot.

But pretending there is zero detrimental effects is wishful thinking and will lead to people abusing the thing, believing it's just funny candy, and they may end up damaged.

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