Legal high bull? I wouldn't go that far but you're right, it isn't at all recreational. My experiences with it were way too disorienting to be of any use to me, but they were legitimate experiences. I think you have to become familiar with the substance to really use it. I think your state of mind is critical as well. Blame the marketing, not the plant, because it simply isn't a "drug" as we know them today. It is an entheogen: a substance taken to bring on a spiritual experience.

Never believe the hype. Always do your own research. It wasn't for me, and that's okay.