While psychedelic substances such as LSD and psilocybin were relatively well known in the 60s, beyond the 70s, 80s and 90s less and less balanced information became available. Much due to the American authorities' culture war, e.g the scientific communities that conducted serious research in the field lost both funding and permits, and in the general public only relatively odd underground communities had access to the drugs.

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This has changed in recent years. From being a dead and condemned field, there are now dozens of studies on psychedelics - also here in Norway - and more and more interesting and balanced material is being published both at home and abroad. Those who wish to do so can go to e.g. Amsterdam and openly buy a dose of psilocybin-containing truffles, and explore this magical and mysterious landscape on your own.

 

Whether it is a good idea to do this without expert guidance and a safe environment must be up to each individual. On the one hand, the experience from the Netherlands is that the open sale of these substances causes surprisingly few problems. At the same time, the experiences are both from aktuell research and other serious application that safe frameworks and expert guidance are essential to provide a "psychedelic journey" where one can allow oneself to open up completely to what is revealed, and not least to ensure good integration of the uncovered material. So-called "set" and "setting" are thus almost as important as the substance itself.

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Below you will find links to articles, lectures and films about psychedelics used as medicine or tools for human growth. so you can make up your own mind before deciding whether this is for you.