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...drugs began to assume a new importance insociety, two denizens of William James Hall,Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, were using the"mind-expanding" drug pscilocybin in experimentson students. Andrew T. Weil '64 was The Crimson'sdrug expert at the time-although he was also aPoonster-and did the bright, relentlesscomprehensive reporting that led to the eventualbanning of the experiments and termination ofLeary and Alpert...

Author: By Michael Ryan, EDITED BY THE CRIMSON STAFF | Title: The First 100 Years | 1/24/1998 | See Source »

DRUGS BEGAN TO ASSUME a new importance in society in the early Sixties, when they suddenly became the property of the respectable middle class. At Harvard, two denizens of William James Hall, Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert, were using the "mind-expanding" drug pscilocybin in experiments on students. Andrew L. Weil '64, now Andrew E. Weil M.D., was The Crimson's drug expert at the time even though he was also a Poonie--and did the bright, relentless, comprehensible reporting which led to the eventual banning of the experiments and termination of Leary and Alpert...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Early Sixties Bring Avid Support For JFK, But a Long Week for Pusey | 1/24/1973 | See Source »

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