Hallucinogens

“They possessed another method of intoxication, which sharpened their cruelty, for if they used certain small toadstools . . . they would see a thousand visions and especially snakes . . . They called these mushrooms in their language teunamacatlth which means ‘God’s flesh,’ or the Devil whom they worshipped, and in this wise with that bitter victual by their cruel God were they houseled.” (Schultes and Hofmann, 54) Being how the church described the mushroom cults of Mexico during the …

…If a patient truly believes he or she is cured and their body biologically adjusts, then is there any harm in the treatment? Does it not become effective simply due to the fact that it is believed to be effective? The ritual is not at all like its European festival counterpart, the purpose being healing rather than recreation. However, the drug is still categorized as a recreational, and therefore illegal drug due to western influences.