Amanita muscaria has served humans seeking psycho-spiritual exploration, evidenced by shamanic use of the mushrooms by the Koryak of Siberia. Reports of reindeer consumption of amanita exist, which indicates use of psychoactive substances does not fall exclusively into the realm of human behavior. Images of the amanita have been used in cartoons, paintings, and other artistic mediums. Artistic expression has used the bright red, white spotted mushroom to represent a connection to otherworldly entities such as fairies. This iconic mushroom is not as widely recognized for its psychoactive properties as the psilocybin mushrooms, but recent reports indicate a rise in this recognition. With this rising awareness by the public, inherent  curiosity correlates with increased use.
Entheogenic experiences can be unsettling for the unprepared, and may lead to disturbing insights. Without the necessary integration, these experiences can have a detrimental impact on such individuals.
That said, much of society has forsaken freedom for the illusion of safety. By regulating human behavior we risk discarding personal liberty.
Humans have always had a relationship with psychoactive substances. At no point in human history, and most likely in prehistory, have humans not ingested psychoactive substances. Early societies primarily used these substances for religious purposes, and these uses continue to provide entheogenic experiences, and are indispensable in such environments.
To regulate human involvement with entheogens is to limit human access to the psycho-spiritual realm. This realm can be awe-inspiring, blissful, and ecstatic. It can also be frightening, especially for the uninitiated or conflicted. If properly integrated these experiences can deliver the individual to a way of being free from the confusion and chaos of the world. Unintegrated these experiences can have a detrimental, even tragic, impact on the psycho-spiritual condition. Even so such substances offer far more benefit to the world than harm.