I'm not sure what "poorer communities" you're talking about in regards to E consumption... I've noticed in my past experience that E tends to gravitate towards monied communities. Being that it often costs over $15 a tab your average poverty-stricken abuser will pass it by for cheap booze, weed or- dear zombie jesus no- crack.

I've only had it once, but my experience was very good. I can corroborate Assia statement about the users ability to resolve past trauma while in a altered state. I confronted many experiences from the past while under the influence of E and made it through feeling better about myself. Where before I would feel almost physically ill and be overwhelmed with discomfort and dread when the memories surfaced; under E I felt like it was simply something that had happened and life was too great to let it burden and slow me down. I decided to no longer invest emotion into it and it worked. Besides the self help bs I had great fun with friends- restraints of ego and social norms fell away and we were able to communicate openly and be ourselves.

As the night ended and the effects wore off I was left with a lingering mental boost and the onset of physical exhaustion. Also melancholy, I'll give you that. But it was the kind of bittersweet mental state I associate with knowing a great vacation will be over in the morning. It wasn't bad, just the kind of hurt you have that shows you you're alive and no good moment will ever persist. By noon it was over and I was back in the real world with a renewed sense of purpose and vigor.

I won't argue that there isn't addiction potential. There is, but it's the same addiction potential that makes people potheads, overeaters and stamp collectors. Can it cause physical damage if done to excess? Yeah, about as much the results of winning the Nathans hot dog eating contest. I argue we shouldn't create laws that prevent people from potentially hurting themselves via their own actions. If we continue down that slope we will invariably have to make pretty much everything illegal.