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title: "11 Psychoactive Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [“If God wanted us to get high, he'd have created plants that became psychoactive when eaten or smoked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-colbert/if-god-wanted-us-to-get-high-he-d-have-created-plants-that-became/)

[Stephen Colbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-colbert/)

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> [“The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment – the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-marincolo/the-legalization-of-marijuana-is-not-a-dangerous-experiment-the/)

[Sebastian Marincolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-marincolo/)

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> [I know of no culture in the world at present or any time in the past that has not been heavily involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-weil/i-know-of-no-culture-in-the-world-at-present-or-any-time-in-the-past/)

[Andrew Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-weil/)

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> [Marijuana is not not harmful, but is the least harmful psychoactive substance that we have, with the possible exception of caffeine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maia-szalavitz/marijuana-is-not-not-harmful-but-is-the-least-harmful-psychoactive/)

[Maia Szalavitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maia-szalavitz/)

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> [ The use of psychoactive drugs - including both antidepressants and antipsychotics - has exploded...\[yet\] 'the tally of those who are disabled...increased nearly… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcia-angell/the-use-of-psychoactive-drugs-including-both-antidepressants-and/)

[Marcia Angell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcia-angell/)

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> [Drugs don't have spiritual potential, human beings have spiritual potential. And it may be that we need techniques to move us in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-weil/drugs-don-t-have-spiritual-potential-human-beings-have-spiritual/)

[Andrew Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-weil/)

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> [Entheogens are not to be lightly trifled with... However, if taken with the right attitude and in the proper setting, psychoactive drugs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/entheogens-are-not-to-be-lightly-trifled-with-however-if-taken-with/)

[Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-smith/)

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> [Another very common use, in all cultures, of psychoactive substances is to give people transcendent experiences. To allow them to transcend their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-weil/another-very-common-use-in-all-cultures-of-psychoactive-substances-is/)

[Andrew Weil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-weil/)

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> [We have friends who don't use psychoactive materials but who are still interested in how the brain works and psychology and spiritual…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-shulgin/we-have-friends-who-don-t-use-psychoactive-materials-but-who-are/)

[Ann Shulgin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-shulgin/)

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> [Now it is one thing to say I say it that people shouldn't consume psychoactive drugs. It is entirely something else to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-f-buckley-jr/now-it-is-one-thing-to-say-i-say-it-that-people-shouldn-t-consume/)

[William F. Buckley, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-f-buckley-jr/)

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> [“The movie Koyaanisqatsi shows non-commented time-lapse footage and focuses our attention on the very rhythm of our civilized modern life and nature.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-marincolo/the-movie-koyaanisqatsi-shows-non-commented-time-lapse-footage-and/)

[Sebastian Marincolo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-marincolo/)

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