Not necessarily since a willingness to violate drug laws is likely a negative signal about someone.
I would think that this’d depend on what a reasonable person looking at the existing research about the drugs in question would conclude about their effect.
In the specific case of psychedelics, I think a reasonable conclusion based on the existing research would be that they do involve some risks, but can be positive value in expectation if used responsibly.
If that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw, then I wouldn’t think that a person drawing that conclusion and using psychedelics as a result would be a negative signal about the person.
(In another comment, you mention the destructive effect that drugs have had on Mexico as a reason to avoid them. I’m not very familiar with the situation there, but Wikipedia tells me that the drugs traded by the Mexican drug cartels include cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. Notably missing from the list are psychedelics such as psilocybin or LSD.)
“If that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw, then I wouldn’t think that a person drawing that conclusion and using psychedelics as a result would be a negative signal about the person.” I agree if you know the person only used the drugs after doing a serous analysis.
I know very little about the sale of psychedelics but if it is being sold by criminal organization my guess (and it is just a guess) is that the gangs with the most firepower are getting a cut.
I would think that this’d depend on what a reasonable person looking at the existing research about the drugs in question would conclude about their effect.
In the specific case of psychedelics, I think a reasonable conclusion based on the existing research would be that they do involve some risks, but can be positive value in expectation if used responsibly.
If that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw, then I wouldn’t think that a person drawing that conclusion and using psychedelics as a result would be a negative signal about the person.
(In another comment, you mention the destructive effect that drugs have had on Mexico as a reason to avoid them. I’m not very familiar with the situation there, but Wikipedia tells me that the drugs traded by the Mexican drug cartels include cannabis, cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin. Notably missing from the list are psychedelics such as psilocybin or LSD.)
“If that’s a reasonable conclusion to draw, then I wouldn’t think that a person drawing that conclusion and using psychedelics as a result would be a negative signal about the person.” I agree if you know the person only used the drugs after doing a serous analysis.
I know very little about the sale of psychedelics but if it is being sold by criminal organization my guess (and it is just a guess) is that the gangs with the most firepower are getting a cut.