Excellent answer. It really is a matter of a number of variants...substance, preparation, individual psyche, and environment. Peyote, correctly prepared, is a sacrament and used regularly by NA Church members with no deleterious effects. The same with Ayahuaska.
Mankind has been using hallucinogenics for millennia to expand their consciousness...but then as now, it is/was NOT for everyone.
This post was edited by Sugar Skull at March 5, 2017 6:13 PM MST