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> This is San Francisco we're talking about, psychedelics already weren't a priority for the police in any practical sense.

Whenever someone says something like that, you know they don't have much experience trying to get hold of illegal drugs! It's rarely easy, and often falls through.

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Two weeks ago I was picnicking with friends at Mission Dolores Park in San Francisco and multiple vendors came by with cute baskets full of weed and psychedelic mushrooms for sale. They even accept Venmo for payment. We weren’t looking, these people just wander around offering them to every group they walk past.

> Whenever someone says something like that, you know they don't have much experience trying to get hold of illegal drugs! It's rarely easy, and often falls through.

As this is a public record, I'm in total agreement with you. I have zero experience acquiring illegal drugs, none.

To not distinguish psychedelics from "illegal drugs" however, especially in the context of San Francisco, suggests to me you don't have much experience with the city.

Same totally in agreement. I have never in my life acquired any illegal drugs. I have absolutely no idea if weed, molly and lsd are regularly advertised on WhatsApp here and wouldn’t considered the complexity as akin to ordering on Uber Eats.

This is San Francisco we're talking about... you just have to sit at Dolores Park and wait for the sellers to walk by....

Also, the chocolate brownies are pretty good and even sometimes have drug-free versions too!

Ahhh I was just at Dolores Park and I never thought to ask the vendors if they had regular brownies! Thanks for the tip.

Some day we'll look back and consider thc the least harmful part of the brownies, well except for cbd I suppose.

> openly selling commercial-looking individually wrapped chocolates containing psilocybin

https://mushroomoneupbars.com/

IDK, people cheaply deliver these politely, promptly and dependably to your door where I live, and I don't live in CA.

Walk down Haight St and people practically stuff drugs into your pocket without even asking.

I think if you can get some cryptocurrency and have access to the internet using Tor, it is incredibly easy. In fact I'd say, DO NOT buy acid on the street.

If you live in the EU, you can even acquire a legit derivative legally on the 'clearnet'.

Sure, but darknet markets have a different sort of risk. From what I understand they can still intercept it and charge you for it.

In the US, i think to intercept mail via USPS they must have a warrant, Then they send a postal inspector to deliver it. Don't accept packages of drugs from a postman hand delivering it, and you should be good?

In the USA, "they" can also let it be delivered and then raid your home, shoot your dogs, and hold you at gunpoint for hours.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berwyn_Heights,_Maryland_mayor...

Anyone can send something to your address without your consent or knowing, just as anyone can send you an email with something illegal.

What? You can get some at Dolores or just go to Zide Door. I go there quite often. Nicely labeled and packaged. Pretty consistent dosing.

Been doing this for years too. It ain't even new.

You must live in a different bubble than OP (and me). When I was in the bay area this couldn't be further from the truth.

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