Asking if psychedelics are safe is a bit like asking if exercise is safe.

You can have a bad trip, or you can break your arm at the gym, but in both cases, the potential benefits are worth the risk.

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I think the difference is that you can't do much to prevent a bad trip, while by taking the necessary precautions at the gym (warm up, proper technique, knowing when to stop, etc.) you cab be fairly certain you'll be safe.

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Good point. But you have a lot less control over these. I guess it depends on what your threshold for safety is.

And a lot more research is needed. It’s difficult to consider something with so much uncertainty as safe, no matter the risk/reward ratio.

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