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Any signs that China is warming up to the idea of drugs on a recreational or therapeutic level? Like weed, LSD, and shrooms? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago by HexaSnoot@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Naturalist remedies are popular in China. So I figure fungus(LSD and shrooms) and weed could be among the first psychedelics that will be legally distributed. I have no idea how far in the future.

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[–] Fishroot@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Thc oil was “ legal” at some point mid 2000. Now it’s ban iirc.

There is also a AIDS epidemic in Yunnan as a consequences of poverty and drug laws

[–] HexaSnoot@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

What drug laws?

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Somebody can look it up but some Chinese scientists are doing research to create medication derived from psychedelics without the tripping part

I like this way better than just advocating for psychedelics themselves because bad trips are fucking terrifying and can easily set somebody back way worse than they were before

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I got sober recently because of a bad trip

[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, that sucks the bad trip turned you away from drugs. Nobody should have to go through life completely sober

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Idk I just realised I didn’t want to be high all the time anymore. I also thought it would make me less miserable, it didn’t. I don’t feel the need to socialise anymore though which is interesting and I don’t feel lonely anymore.

[–] heggs_bayer@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

I got sober recently... I also thought it would make me less miserable, it didn’t.

I know this feel too well.

[–] sexywheat@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The primary (and, really, only) reason why I wouldn’t want to live in China is that I wouldn’t be able to smoke weed.

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

Like most places on earth you probably can smoke weed just not legally.

[–] CthulhusIntern@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

In China, are doctors allowed to prescribe any drug if they think that's what the patient needs?

[+] TerribleHands@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (3 children)

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[–] Frank@hexbear.net 20 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Weed is fun, shrooms are mostly harmless, fun.

Recreation for recreation's sake. There' no real justification for banning many recreational drugs but allowing alcohol. Alcohol is overwhelmingly more destructive than most recreation drugs.

[–] someone@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago

The only good thing Justin Trudeau ever did on his own was force full legalization down the throats of other legislators. I'm rather annoyed that I have him to thank for the existence of regulated stores carrying products that went through quality control.

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Idk shrooms and weed can induce psychotic episodes, so I wouldn’t say they’re mostly harmless all drugs come with risks and downsides. Is banning and criminalising them the right idea? No, but pretending they’re harmless isn’t the way to go either.

[–] pudcollar@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Additional treatments for PTSD, epilepsy, depression, anxiety, alcoholism.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

If there was a stoned Xi emoji I could show you

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

curious how the legal penalties for posession of these illegal substances compares to the USA.

[–] jack@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I'm about to walk into a store and buy some weed so pretty different

[–] Abracadaniel@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

I meant for drugs which are illegal in both countries, obviously.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I can do this in Texas

[–] Sausage@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

I don’t think they ever will dude.

[–] IzyaKatzmann@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago

i suppose only alcohol for now