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Thought for the day
The brutal reality of politics alone would probably be intolerable without drugs.
--Dr. Hunter S. Thompson

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posted by LoZo 1:30 PM

 

Medical Marajuana Story, "Jeffrey's Journal"
This is a determined Mother's journal of what she had to go through in the battle to be able to treat her son with medical marijuana. Jeffrey's Journey details the mental/behavioral problems, the legal battle, how the medical marijuana is actually prepared and administered, and the undeniable fact that it has changed Jeffrey's life.

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posted by LoZo 5:07 PM

 

Psychedelics and Politics
As long as the state bans the drugs you want to use, you are already politicized by your use of those drugs, and your use of them is a political act. Anyone who comes out of the closet to say that psychedelics have been useful to his or her life is taking a political stance.
--Charles Hayes

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posted by LoZo 2:24 PM

 

The "Johnny Appleseed of LSD" ... Documents on Al Hubbard
For such a pivotal character in recent history, Al Hubbard is remarkably little known. He is the unsung man who almost single-handedly introduced the world to LSD, as well as (to a lesser degree) mescaline and psilocybin. Albert Hoffman may have invented LSD, but Hubbard is the one who, in the very early years, gave it away like candy to some of the most influential people on the planet. . . . A true cipher, Hubbard was visionary, eccentric, friendly, and mysterious. At various times, he was an intelligence agent, an inventor, a millionaire, a clinical therapist, and more. There appear to be links between Hubbard and MKULTRA, the CIA program that researched behavior modification using LSD and other substances and techniques. . . . The definitive article on Hubbard is "The Original Captain Trips" by Todd Brendan Fahey, who also wrote a novel (Wisdom's Maw) that prominently features Hubbard. While researching Hubbard, Todd was given access to a cache of primary documents about the "acid messiah." This material has never been seen publicly until now. Todd has scanned these rare, one-of-a-kind documents and graciously sent them to [The Memory Hole] for posting.

Documents available on the Web page linked above include:

Letter from Sandoz Pharmaceuticals to Hubbard, 31 May 1955
"Introduction to LSD Experience" from the Cathedral of the Holy Rosary
Letter from Sandoz Pharmaceuticals to Dr. J. Ross MacLean, 12 Aug 1959
Letter from Dr. A. Hoffer to Hubbard, 6 April 1962
Letter from Gallard-Schlesinger Chemical Mfg. Corp. to Hubbard, 28 Nov 1962
FDA Form ("1966 Registration of Drug Establishment") filled out by Hubbard
Letter from California Attorney General to Hubbard, 23 Feb 1966
Letter from Food and Drug Directorate (Canada) to Hubbard, 3 Aug 1966
Letter of introduction from Dr. J. Ross MacLean, 24 Aug 1966
Letter from Food and Drug Directorate (Canada) to Hubbard, 20 Dec 1954
Letter of introduction from Dr. J. Ross MacLean, 14 Oct 1966
Letter of recommendation from Superintendent of Customs and Excise, Vancouver Int'l Airport, 24 Oct 1966
Letter from the Director of the Educational Policy Research Center, Stanford Research Institute, to Hubbard, 2 Oct 1968
Letter from Major Smith's secretary to the Stanford Research Institute's Security Division
Letter of recommendation from the Director of the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Stanford Research Institute, 14 Jan 1974
FDA Form ("Statement of Investigator") filled out by Hubbard

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posted by LoZo 9:06 AM