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Getting High: A History of LSD
Getting High explores the legacy of LSD with the help of people like Tom Wolfe and Jay Stephens.
Visit the lab where the drug was first synthesized by the Swiss scientist Albert Hoffman in 1943, and examine the controversial tests conducted by the CIA and the military, as well as other nations.
See how Timothy Leary and Aldous Huxley brought the drug into the public eye, while singer Grace Slick and Ralph Metzner share remarkably divergent tales of their encounters with acid.
And scholars add perspective by examining the role of hallucinogens in societies throughout history.
Visit the lab where the drug was first synthesized by the Swiss scientist Albert Hoffman in 1943, and examine the controversial tests conducted by the CIA and the military, as well as other nations.
See how Timothy Leary and Aldous Huxley brought the drug into the public eye, while singer Grace Slick and Ralph Metzner share remarkably divergent tales of their encounters with acid.
And scholars add perspective by examining the role of hallucinogens in societies throughout history.
Dec 21, 2006 8:41 AM
Re: Getting High: A History of LSD
Excellent history, well written in both general & detailed view, with nothing forgotten and all tied together smoothly, clearly conveying the cautions, potentials, consequences, and significance of acid.
Most impressive was how well conveyed was the significance of [a negative] 'Set and Setting' in the CIA's research and experiments.
Also well conveyed was the consequence of criminalization; that it only curtailed research access to LSD -that anyone else could get it on the street.
An extremely rejuvenating experience; this film well reminded me that we who have taken acid were never the same again -most of us most gladly.
I wish I had my own copy of this video.
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something to come down to: http://zuma.theprawn.com/cushion.mp3
Most impressive was how well conveyed was the significance of [a negative] 'Set and Setting' in the CIA's research and experiments.
Also well conveyed was the consequence of criminalization; that it only curtailed research access to LSD -that anyone else could get it on the street.
An extremely rejuvenating experience; this film well reminded me that we who have taken acid were never the same again -most of us most gladly.
I wish I had my own copy of this video.
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something to come down to: http://zuma.theprawn.com/cushion.mp3
By: zuma
