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minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·6 months agoWhy did you put “drug” in quotes?
minus-squareVaryk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·6 months agoBecause everything is a drug and magic mushrooms themselves aren’t the drug in question, psilocybin is. Also, calling caffeine, heroin and mushrooms a “drug” belies a problem with labeling. Magic mushrooms, incidentally, being the least toxic of those substances.
minus-squarefloquant@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·6 months agoWhat is a “drug” and what isn’t is an arbitrary, made-up distinction. There are only molecules.
Why did you put “drug” in quotes?
Because everything is a drug and magic mushrooms themselves aren’t the drug in question, psilocybin is.
Also, calling caffeine, heroin and mushrooms a “drug” belies a problem with labeling.
Magic mushrooms, incidentally, being the least toxic of those substances.
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What is a “drug” and what isn’t is an arbitrary, made-up distinction. There are only molecules.