Message #46845

[mccoy]

Steve, I do not know the story of John Sinclair, sure 20 years for possessing 2 joints, although illegal, would sound extreme.  Unless the case was perhaps judged as drug pushing.

Here we enter the realm of toxicology. You know well that one variety of mushroom, Amanita Phalloides, is lethal even if ingested in small amounts.

Some mushrooms like psylocibine exhibit hallucinogenic effects and in very small doses may be beneficial to the brain, probably doses which do not trigger hallucinations.

Ayauasca and the like. Do we need the hallucinations? Some people appear to benefit from them, especially those who never explored the metaphysical realm.

To come back to the topic, in your case, I understand that caffeine in the past has been like an addiction, so you perhaps should totally avoid it now, lest you fall back into the same addiction.