Anyone with an active interest in sacred mushrooms should take some time to collect his or her thoughts on these issues, undertake an individualized assessment of one¹s own level of risk aversion, and live with a level of awareness and caution in accordance with that evaluation. The following risk tolerance quiz can help start the assessment process.

Instructions: Using a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 is very unlikely and 5 is highly likely, rate how likely each of the following eventualities would be if you were arrested and if you were convicted of a drug crime.

If I were arrested for a drug crime:

__ I would be humiliated.
__ My family would be ridiculed.
__ My friends and family would think negatively of me.
__ I would be excluded from social circles I care about.
__ I would lose my job and/or a professional license.
__ I could not afford a top-notch lawyer.
__ I would not be able to pay bail.

If I were convicted of a drug crime:

__ I would be humiliated.
__ My family would be ridiculed.
__ People I care about would think negatively of me.
__ I would be excluded from social circles I care about.
__ I would lose my job and/or a professional license.
__ I would not have enough funds to make a legal appeal.
__ Incarceration would seriously disrupt my life.

Scoring:

14 ­ 20  Risk Neutral

You can probably withstand both an arrest and a criminal conviction.

21 - 30  Moderately Risk Aversive

You could probably withstand an arrest so long as you were ultimately acquitted.

31 ­ 70  Highly Risk Aversive

Merely being arrested would take an unacceptable toll on your life as currently lived.

Don't take your ³score² too seriously‹it is not scientific. The point of the quiz is to stop and really consider what could happen you were arrested and possibly convicted of a criminal drug crime is to for you to pause and realistically take an account of your situation. It¹s also presented to emphasize the very important difference between avoiding conviction versus avoiding arrest. For many people, suffering an arrest, even if they ultimately avoid conviction, would be enough to bring their world crashing down.