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Should Society Legalize Psychedelics?

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🗓️ 3 June 2022

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Psychedelics, in medical terms, is an inexact category of drugs that affect perceptions and cognition. Their proponents say 1960s-era associations have undermined exciting research in the field of neuroscience. Psychedelics should be made much more widely available, they contend, to treat a range of mental and emotional issues, as well as to ascertain a more profound sense of ourselves. People should also be empowered to make their own decisions in its use. Not so fast, say opponents. These are powerful substances. And society does not know enough about the broader consequences of greatly increasing access. Cautionary tales should be heeded. Either way, like cannabis, the movement for wider use is growing. So… here’s our debate: should society legalize psychedelics? This debate originally aired in April, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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so for that one change really a little.

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0:33.5

Hello everybody and welcome and today we are doing a fascinating debate centering on psychedelics.

0:39.6

Yes psychedelics which in medical terms are those in exact category of drugs that affect perception

0:46.8

and cognition and without question they have been gaining broader acceptance in the culture in recent years.

0:53.0

Proponents of wider use of psychedelics point to their potential benefits in the field of neuroscience

0:58.2

and as therapies having therapeutic benefits. Abonents of wider use point to the dangers of that use

1:05.8

and also about a lack of data on what greatly increasing access to psychedelics would mean in society at large.

1:12.2

Either way as with cannabis the movement for wider use of psychedelics is growing.

1:17.1

It's an issue that seemed ripe for debate so here it is should society legalize psychedelics.

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I'm John Donvan and this is Intelligent Squared.

1:30.3

Alright so let's get started with this it's time to cast your first vote.

1:34.1

You're going to do that by going to IQ2US.org that's IQ the number 2 US.org.

1:41.2

I'll give you just a second to pull that up in a new tab or you can do it from any browser on your cell phone.

1:45.8

IQ2US.org and when you're there you'll be able to cast your first vote on the resolution

1:53.0

legalize psychedelics you can vote for the motion against the motion or declare yourself undecided.

1:58.3

In our view these are all entirely respectable points of view that's why we've brought in debaters on two of these sides

2:03.4

but undecided is also a respectable point of view from which to start.

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