the link between crime and drug use became apparent , and a war on drugs ensued .
with more research on potential health benefits , says a new youtube video by psychedsubstance .
for martijn schirp , it 's a way to make an ordinary day just a little bit better .
but now a bit of research is finally beginning to surface , highlighting the drug ’s benefits , such as treatment for anxiety , treatment for addiction , and an increase in creative thinking .
 
a former poker player and recent graduate in interdisciplinary science in amsterdam , schirp has been experimenting with a new way to take psychedelic drugs : called microdosing , it involves routinely taking a small fraction of a normal dose of lysergic acid diethylamide ( lsd ) or magic mushrooms ( the latter is legal to purchase in coffeeshops in amsterdam but not the former ) .
in a paper published online today ( june 12 ) in the journal nature reviews neuroscience , a group of researchers argues that drug laws enacted in the united states and the united kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s have hindered vital research into the drugs ' functions and therapeutic uses .
microdosing has gained a cult following amongst a small group of hallucinogen enthusiasts like schirp , who now writes at highexistence.com .
restricting the use of psychoactive drugs like marijuana and ecstasy hinders research into their medicinal properties .