Word: lsd
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Timothy Leary, the ex-Harvard psychologist and psychedelic messiah, contends that the drug has "consciousness-expanding" qualities which stimulate "a religious response that is only understandable in terms of mysticism"; he believes that it should be available "for all." Other enthusiasts argue that laws banning possession of LSD would, under present circumstances, be as unenforceable as Prohibition. Though brewing the stuff is delicate and complex, requiring the skills of at least a college chemistry major, it can be concocted in any laboratory containing sufficient equipment. In New York State, which for a year has had a statute making possession...
...Cool, Baby." In Manhattan last week, one prospective purchaser, after approaching only four likely-looking types in Washington Square and handing over a few dollars, had a sugar cube laced with LSD. The person he bought it from had never even seen him before. Explained the buyer: "It's simple. All you do is go up to a hip-looking type and ask, 'Where can I get a cube?' More often than not, the guy knows, and if you don't look like a cop, will tell you. The usual advice from the seller...
Sharing the view that private possession of LSD should not be outlawed per se is, surprisingly, U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. James L. Goddard. In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Goddard figured that an LSD ban "would automatically place maybe 10% of college students in the category of criminals" and would drive users under ground, making it more difficult to find and treat those who suffer dangerously psychotic effects. Goddard argued that present federal laws are sufficient to control the commercial manufacture and sale of LSD-the only legal supplier of which at present is the National Institute...
...Trips." One reason for the Federal Government's go-slow approach toward controls is its desire not to inhibit legitimate research into mind-manipulating drugs, whose potential for good no one can yet foresee. The NIMH has granted limited amounts of LSD to clinics and research institutes for experimental use in treating such disorders as alcoholism. The new state laws likewise provide for supervised research. But their supporters are convinced that, because of the brain damage and violence that LSD can wreak, society must try to police itself against the drug's unrestrained use. Many psychiatrists agree. Among...
Said the sponsor of California's LSD bill, G.O.P. State Senator Donald Grunsky: "You cannot eliminate heroin and murder with laws, but you sure can cut down on them. A lot of kids would be tempted to fool with LSD, but will think twice if there is a law on the books...