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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
I should reiterate my initial point, that psilocybin mushrooms are not poisonous or toxic physically, but psychologically and emotionally if ones are not fully prepared to embrace whereever their Vision takes them then there might be some lingering negative effects on one's thinking, though most people report a positive experience all around.
In other words, folks shouldn't eat them like smoking a joint or drinking a beer, they should treat it like the Indians do, something altogether SACRED like the Holy Communion.
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They really are, though. The high they produce is a symptom of their toxicity. Scientifically speaking, they're toxic.
Black mold makes you hallucinate too. Just because mushrooms don't kill you (in theory) doesn't mean they aren't toxic. A lot of people vomit after ingesting them. Their bodies try to get rid of the substance. That's a sign of toxicity if ever there was one. They're fungus. They are literally a toxic substance with euphoric side-effects.
Here, from one of those "science" websites (shroomery.org)
Psilocybin does not qualify as a highly toxic substance when one uses traditional measures of acute toxicity such as the LD 50 (the dose required to kill 50% of experimental animals, usually rats.) Psilocybin has an LD 50 of 280mg/kg. In comparison, the LD 50’s of LSD, THC (the active compound in marijuana), and mescaline are 30mg/kg, 42mg/kg, and 370 mg/kg. Thus, when death is considered as the toxic endpoint, psilocybin is one of the least toxic of the hallucinogens.
One of the least toxic, sure. But still, totally, undeniably, a toxic substance. No question. That's why they call tests for psilocibe and psylocybin and, y'know, all other drugs in animals
toxicology tests. That's why these drugs have an actual code for toxicity. Because they're fucking toxic.