I'm speaking mostly about marijuana and alcohol. I feel like these two substances in particular are heavily used/abused in modern culture. Both substances are used for a multitude of things including social purposes, coping purposes, etc. They also have a wide range of effects on different people, both heavily positive and heavily negative effects.
It would be really interesting and helpful, especially to a college student pursuing personal development who is constantly surrounded by such substances, to hear how they both effect the consciousness. Also, reasons why they can/can't and should/shouldn't be used as personal development tools similar to psychedelics.
Thanks for reading! I'm also open to anyone else if they want to input on the subject.