are you asking a question? I can’t quite tell but it seems to me like you’re asking why does the government do this?
Did I ever tell you about how I went to the debate with Jim Anderton about cannabis?

there’s lot of anecdotal evidence and proper information about how psychedelics can be used very therapeutically, I was personally surprised to find that the flow on effects of postive pschedelic experiences didn’t last as long as I thought they would have. but I still fully support a reform on the way society reacts inconsistantly

personally I think kids need to be educated about drugs at school; more like sex ed and less of anti-drug propaganda. because ultimately these drugs are illegal because people have had terrible and dangerous experiences on these drugs, because it’s not until people stop having bad experiences and reflecting them on the “cost of drugs to society” invoice, is anything going to change, unfortunately

I agree about that potential “cause” of violence, but in that case, I consider the cause as the other person escalating it to that level. And they’d probably be under the influence of alcohol too, since “most people, normal people, will doing anything to avoid getting into a fight” (I love Fight Club).

Publish this? Don’t give me those ideas or I’ll get all perfectionist and these essays piling up will never see the light of day!

A note - ‘they themselves’ is one of them thingies.. a tautology? Some fancy grammatical word anyway. Umm.. similar to ‘I myself’, it’s unnecessary and can be annoying if used repeatedly.

I like where this essay is going, and I reckon with a bit of beefing up with specifics (you know the drill), it’d be worth slarting about the place. I’d definitely publish it.

Like SWIM, SEWIME (someone else who isn’t me either) started eating, talking, smiling, and re-entering the world as a complete human being from the black hole of depression and withdrawal, after their first experience with MDMA. They not only discovered a life worth living while ‘under the influence’, but managed to keep that feeling of connectedness, completeness and rhythm with the world long after the serotonin was back in the synapses. I have heard many similar stories related to the use of MDMA, music and dance-as-therapy.

It’s possible for someone who is feeling loved-up to be very annoying with the hugs for folks that don’t want them, and someone who’s had too much alcohol is likely to escalate to violence quickly in such a situation. That’s the only way I could think of for someone on MDMA to ’cause’ violence.

La la la..