The Tweedles | adventure

As you wander into Shroomland, you bump into a pair of conspicuously and identically dressed men. Before you can say "Excuse me," they interrupt you and introduce themselves as Tweedle Do and Tweedle Don't. You introduce yourself and ask if they might know where to find shrooms.

Tweedle Do cries out with glee, "Ah yes! Shrooms, what a wonderful thing! You know, many users experience feelings of mild euphoria, tingling sensations, and increased sensitivity to music and visual stimuli. How fun! Also, many users believe that psilocybin is a gentler and more natural hallucinogen than LSD. (Psilocybin | Brown University Health Education).

Tweedle Don't immediately interjects, "No no no! Certainly not! There is a stigma attached to use of psilocybin and other psychedelics for many reasons. Psychedelics, including psilocybin and LSD, were an important part of the countercultural movement of the 1960s and are associated with the social unrest of the period. Also, unethical and dangerous testing of LSD by the CIA and poorly managed academic studies led Congress to restrict psychedelic research (Ferro, 2013). They are illegal for good reason!"

Tweedle Do rolls his eyes and says exasperatedly, "People had been using shrooms for hundreds of years before anyone decided to ban them. Psychedelic mushrooms have long been a part of religious rituals in indigenous cultures in places like Mexico and Central America. These substances have been shown to enable mystical experiences, which is why they are appealing to religious groups (Griffiths, et al). The use of certain illegal psychedelics, like peyote and ayahuasca, are granted to religious groups as exceptions to the Controlled Substances Act (Title 21 CFR). I don't see why the rest of us can't also use them!"

Clearly, neither one of these fellows are going to be of any help in your search for shrooms. CLICK HERE to leave them to their bickering and search elsewhere for help.

Tweedle Do and Tweedle Don't: Social Perspectives