Hah..this reminds me of my first trip.. LSD with 3 friends in a Chalet on New Year's Eve!
When that happened, I was abit naive and took it nevertheless (without knowing anything about it) BEST TRIP OF MY LIFE.
But, ever since then, I read and look around for information before trying anything else!
I was lucky my friend offered me what seems to be one of the safest drugs (next to Cannabis) and not some potentially life-wrecking drug like ..I dunno.. Heroin/Freebase/Meth/whatever.. you name it!
So yes, knowing what you are getting into is always good..but don't over-do it
Because set and setting is important, and if you're going into a trip ..unsure. scared..it might ruin it for you! (I was a little scared, but LSD quickly worked to put a gigantic smile on my face haha
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Again, this is my personal opinion.
Cheers!