How Cannabis is Paving the Way to Psychedelic Medicine

Cannabis will Pave the Way to Psychedelic Medicine

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For those who have been reading my articles over the years, you know that I’m all in favor of legalizing all drugs. Even the most dangerous ones. This doesn’t mean that you can buy it at Walmart, however, under a legal-regulated market…you can make drug consumption much safer.

The substances I believe should be both medically and recreationally legal are psychedelics. Over the past few decades, places like M.A.P.S have been doing ground-breaking studies on treating mental disorders with psychedelics.

They have done it with psilocybin, MDMA, Ketamine and Mescaline and have found great results. Some of the more notable cases are in relation to depression and PTSD where patients have made remarkable recoveries.

Additionally, psilocybin was used to help people deal with death. It was administered to folks diagnosed with terminal diseases. It should be no surprise to hear that people become anxious and depressed when they are informed that they are going to die. There is an entire branch of psychology that deals with this called thanatology.

When patients with terminal cancer were given controlled doses of psilocybin, they saw a significant reduction in depression and anxiety. More importantly, they saw that the patients were more accepting of their fates.

I could drum on forever about the potential benefits of psychedelics, however let me talk about why I believe that cannabis will be the door-opener to psychedelic medicine.

What once was feared

Cannabis, for nearly eight decades have been feared by society. Political rhetoric maintained this position up until 1997 when California first legalized cannabis for medical purposes. While there was some research on the therapeutic effects of marijuana, a lot of it was still very unknown to the general population.

The initial legalization efforts were focused on providing relief to cancer sufferers and those who suffered from withering syndrome caused by HIV/AIDS.

Fast forward twenty+ years, and now we have a FDA approved cannabinoid medicine known as Epidiolex. Not to mention Sativex and other similar medication based on the cannabis profile.

While we’re still researching the medical benefits of the plant, the fact of the matter remains that cannabis is no longer feared by the general populous. In fact, now we have a large majority in favor of legalizing recreational cannabis.

Psychedelics coming to the spotlight

Similar to cannabis, psychedelics were demonized for many years. We heard stories of people jumping out of windows because they thought they could fly, people going manic and murdering folks and so forth. Of course, this was all part of the “Just Say No” scare tactics used to frighten children from taking drugs.

However, just like cannabis…there are many therapeutic benefits to psychedelics. Most of the benefits currently are all mental. There isn’t enough data available to see if these drugs have physical benefits, however within the psychological realm they are making some serious breakthroughs.

For starters, it has shown great promise in treating depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety disorders and so forth.

But why?

Why Psychedelics seem to Fix the Mind

While it’s not as simple as taking acid and curing depression, there is something about the psychedelic state that creates the opportunity for significant growth. When one enters into a psychedelic state, one feels a sense of connection with the universe. Immediately, trivial concepts of the ego melt away. No longer does race or religion matter.

You are allowed to observe your inner workings from an external perspective. You are no longer subjected to your own problems. It’s simply easier to deal with what’s going on inside.

Unfortunately, many people who take psychedelics recreationally do not understand the mental preparation required to have a significant paradigm shift. They simply take the drugs for the sake of getting high.

Within medical psychedelics, the experiences are supervised. The therapist merely guides your thoughts to help you get closer to a significant breakthrough.

We still don’t understand the mechanisms behind it all. We don’t understand why people see geometric patterns and converse with entities from different realms. We are completely ignorant to the majesty of the potential of psychedelics.

Nonetheless, it is my firm belief that between five to ten years post the legalization of cannabis, we’ll be seeing psychedelic-based drugs hit the market.

There is no Going back now

The proverbial genie has been let out of its lamp. Cannabis blew open the minds of people and with more people consuming it than ever before in history, it is only a natural progression towards psychedelics.

Don’t think this is a “Gate Way” argument. Rather, it’s a matter of, “If this Schedule I Substance (cannabis) could provide so much therapeutic benefits, what about mescaline, psilocybin and LSD?”

This line of question will inevitably discover some amazing medicinal properties. It’s going to take a few years for cannabis to work on the collective psyche of society to create a space for psychedelic exploration, however it is my humble opinion that psychedelics are coming.

In the meanwhile, I’ll still continue to explore the mental plateaus that psychedelics have to offer. Hopefully one day, exploring the possibilities of your own mind will no longer be considered a crime.