Neue Analysen zeigen, dass Ideologie und nicht Wissenschaft für das weltweite Verbot von Psychedelika verantwortlich waren. Die Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die aktuellen internationalen Arzneimittelgesetze möglicherweise neu bewertet werden müssen, um unnötige Hindernisse für die moderne medizinische Forschung zu beseitigen.
New analysis shows ideology, not science, drove the global prohibition of psychedelics
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>A recent [study](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00914509261429506) published in Contemporary Drug Problems argues that the strict global prohibition of psychedelic drugs was driven more by political ideology and media panic than by scientific evidence of medical harm. The historical analysis reveals that the 1971 United Nations decision to heavily restrict these substances relied on cultural anxieties rather than genuine public health risks. These findings suggest that current international drug laws may need to be reevaluated to remove unnecessary barriers to modern medical research.
>Psychedelics are a diverse class of substances that alter a person’s perception, mood, and cognitive processes. This category includes naturally occurring compounds found in certain plants and mushrooms, like psilocybin and mescaline, as well as synthetic drugs like lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly known as LSD. Medical professionals generally consider these substances to be physiologically safe, and they tend to have a very low risk of causing addiction.
>The United Nations is an international organization founded to maintain global peace, security, and cooperation, which includes creating treaties to regulate the global trade of various drugs. In 1971, the United Nations adopted the Convention on Psychotropic Substances. This international treaty classified psychedelics under the strictest possible level of legal control, lumping them together with highly addictive substances.
>A psychotropic substance is simply any chemical that alters how the brain functions, causing changes in mood or awareness. In recent years, medical interest in psychedelics has returned. Early research suggests they could help treat severe mental health conditions.
>However, the strict international laws established in 1971 continue to make modern medical research very difficult. The scientists conducted this study to understand exactly how international diplomats originally decided to place psychedelics under such extreme restrictions. They wanted to uncover the historical and political forces that shaped these long-standing global drug policies.
I hate to break it to them, but that is most laws in general. They’re based off public perception 9/10.
Well yeah, science almost never is the reason to ban a drug, especially a useful one that can do so much good for people.
Public perception mostly influenced by religious dogma. That’s the norm.
I remember reading reports of a study with mescaline and terminally ill patients. To a person, they all lost their fear of death. This was a fairly long lasting effect. It’s criminal that it’s not legal.