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Somewhat reluctantly, Coffeehouse Culture's anti-drugs policy has to include the major organic hallucinogens mushrooms, yage, peyote and many others. Whilst we believe that these substances have the potential to produce extremely positive life-changing effects in the individual and society, we have to acknowledge their dangers. For the majority, the major hallucinogens are a safe if somewhat exhausting medium through which to experience dramatically increased consciousness. However, used in uncontrolled situations by inexperienced and potentially fragile people, they can produce effects that are at best traumatising and at worst permanently damaging.
Coffeehouse Culture believes that the major hallucinogens have the potential to solve many of society's problems. We are not alone in this belief. In the early 1960s, the English writer, Aldous Huxley, introduced described a society where the hallucinogenic experience is included as a compulsory part of the educational system. Within this society, the hallucinogenic experience has lead to such a level of individual self-actualisation that social evils have disappeared. 'Island' is, of course, fiction. But we would like to hope that it offers pointers for a future where small-minded bigotry does not win out over social benefit.
However, whilst the major hallucinogens remain outside the acceptable social framework, whilst they are available for use only in uncontrolled situations, we must uphold our responsibilities to our readers and include them in our anti-drugs policy. That said, Coffeehouse Culture is a publication that deals with aspects of increased consciousness. And it is impossible to truly cover the subject of increased consciousness without writing about chemically-induced experiences. They are, after all, the most common medium through which people experience dramatically increased consciousness. In an effort to resolve this dilemma, Coffeehouse Culture will always include a clearly-worded, explanatory warning with every article that deals with or mentions the major hallucinogens.

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	Somewhat reluctantly, Coffeehouse Culture's anti-drugs policy has to include the major organic hallucinogens mushrooms, yage, peyote and many others. Whilst we believe that these substances have the potential to produce extremely positive life-changing effects in the individual and society, we have to acknowledge their dangers. For the majority, the major hallucinogens are a safe if somewhat exhausting medium through which to experience dramatically increased consciousness. However, used in uncontrolled situations by inexperienced and potentially fragile people, they can produce effects that are at best traumatising and at worst permanently damaging. Coffeehouse Culture believes that the major hallucinogens have the potential to solve many of society's problems. We are not alone in this belief. In the early 1960s, the English writer, Aldous Huxley, introduced described a society where the hallucinogenic experience is included as a compulsory part of the educational system. Within this society, the hallucinogenic experience has lead to such a level of individual self-actualisation that social evils have disappeared. 'Island' is, of course, fiction. But we would like to hope that it offers pointers for a future where small-minded bigotry does not win out over social benefit. However, whilst the major hallucinogens remain outside the acceptable social framework, whilst they are available for use only in uncontrolled situations, we must uphold our responsibilities to our readers and include them in our anti-drugs policy. That said, Coffeehouse Culture is a publication that deals with aspects of increased consciousness. And it is impossible to truly cover the subject of increased consciousness without writing about chemically-induced experiences. They are, after all, the most common medium through which people experience dramatically increased consciousness. In an effort to resolve this dilemma, Coffeehouse Culture will always include a clearly-worded, explanatory warning with every article that deals with or mentions the major hallucinogens.

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