# Is this true? marijuana

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 23, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186 "2002-04-23T18:40:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2002, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186/41 "2002-04-26T19:04:49Z")

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> \*Originally posted by erislover \*  
> \*\*Yeah, I noticed that, too. if they just put a little µ in there the sentence would be far more coherent. 🙂 \*\*

You expecting these dope-heads to be _coherent_?

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Never stand around in a puddle of dog-puke.

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**Author:** ![Mr.Frink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Mr.Frink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Frink)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186/42 "2002-04-27T03:03:56Z")

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Just wanted to reiterate how safe “magic” mushrooms are:

The LD-50 of psilocybin is 641. Compare that to, 199 for aspirin and 21 for nicotine. One would have to consume their body weight in mushrooms in order to have a lethal overdose!

One of the biggest dangers is eating misidentified mushrooms. Unless you are a trained mycologist, _never_ go mushroom hunting on your own! There are many toxic species of mushrooms that resemble psilocybin mushies.

And yeah…while you might think that you can fly while under the effects of a psychedelic, take Bill Hicks’ advice: **Take off from the ground!!!**

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**Author:** ![erislover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/71e660/32.png) [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2002, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186/43 "2002-04-27T05:35:38Z")

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Of course, the problem with hallucinogens isn’t that they have a significant LD50 but that they can induce severe states of paranoia, anxiety, and generally unwanted mental states where people are prone to harmful behavior, either to themselves or to others.

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**Author:** ![CannabisChuckis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@CannabisChuckis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CannabisChuckis)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-true-marijuana/105186/44 "2002-04-28T18:08:35Z")

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> _erislover_
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> \*\*\*Hot tip!!! \*_–Simulating an LSD trail: wave your hand in front of the TV. Ooh!_

**LMAO!**

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> _scotth_
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> \*\*One of the reasons LSD is considered as safe as it is, is the huge ratio between typical dose and lethal dose (at least 5000 to 1). Mushrooms don’t have this high of a ratio. \*\*

I’ve heard that before, but could you elaborate?

Also, for the safests first trips (from a novice of hallucinogens) always do it with someone you trust, make sure that they’re not one of those paranoid type of people, and relatively an emotional stable person. Never do it driving or operating heavy machinenry (for real this time), and never stare at the sun!

Happy Trippin

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