The Dutch Minister Of Health, after conducting some studies on magic mushrooms or ‘shrooms’ which concluded that these mushrooms arent at all hazardous to the public health, still decided that they should be declared illegal.
A remarkable decision, because although many experts affirm that the effects experienced from psilocybin are caused by a poisonous nature of the compound, the National Institute For Occupational Safety And Health ( a branch of the Center For Disease Control ) rated the psilocybin less toxic in comparison with regular aspirin. In other words, hallucinogenic mushrooms do not pose a real threat. On the contrary, its positive effects are truly remarkable. Among these positive effects we see:
Possible interruption of cluster sequences in those suffering from cluster headaches;
Life changing spiritual experience;
Boring tasks or entertainment can become more interesting or funny;
Creative, philosophical or deep thinking: ideas flow more easily;
Mood lift, euphoria;
Giggling, laughter, giddiness;
Intense feelings of wonder;
Paradoxical feeling of a normalcy and deep alteration of...