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Should psychedelic therapy be legalized for mental health treatment?

Yes 55% (40)No 45% (33)

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@sofia_r2mo ago

Cultural perspective matters so much here.

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@raj_p4112d ago

I was firmly no until I read the question again. Now I'm not so sure.

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@yuki_n2612d ago

My grandmother and I have completely opposite answers. Generational gap is real.

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@emeka_o12d ago

This changed how I think about it.

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@hiroshi_tak12d ago

You put into words what I couldn't.

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@rohan_k12d ago

What a rabbit hole this question opens up.

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@amara_d12d ago

Forwarded the link to my philosophy professor. She loved it.

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@elena_v2812d ago

This question perfectly captures why 7BillionMinds exists.

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@Rock12d ago

Well said. The nuance matters here.

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@kwame_a2712d ago

Can't believe how split the votes are. Humanity is wild.

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@Sind10112d ago

Shared this with my entire friend group. We're 50/50 split!

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@finn_l12d ago

My grandmother and I have completely opposite answers. Generational gap is real.

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@aisha_m2412d ago

My kids (teens) and I voted differently. Really opened my eyes.

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@john12d ago

This should be a mandatory discussion topic in every school.

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@sam_erik12d ago

Interesting perspective! I hadn't thought of it that way.

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@leosantos12d ago

Spot on. More people need to see this.

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@sam_erik12d ago

The comment section on this one is as valuable as the question itself.

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@soren_j3712d ago

The fact that this is even debatable shows how complex the world is.

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@mstein12d ago

I wish politicians had to answer questions like this publicly.

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@emeka_o12d ago

Completely agree with this take.

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@sam_erik7d ago

Voted yes — personal experience matters as data too.

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@smoke_189346907d ago

I changed my vote after thinking about this more deeply.

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@smoke_6966a78b7d ago

The DMT space is something else entirely. Hard to put into words.

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@nneka_i287d ago

I've been following the psychedelic research renaissance closely.

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We need more open-minded scientific inquiry into these phenomena.

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@maya_chen227d ago

Indigenous cultures have known about this for thousands of years.

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I voted no but the YES arguments in the comments almost flipped me.

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