It was a method that Nixon used to chase people he didn't like, which included hippies,

people against the war.

He got legislation passed that put these substances into Schedule I.

No known medical use, high possibility for addiction.

It was the most researched psychedelic on the planet.

There's also a general stigma against anything that brings

people pleasure, anything that brings them more of a feeling of freedom and autonomy. Well, I was

involved in a high-dose research from 1961. That's not how much you take. It's how much you're

willing to let go of when the push to let go happens. Personal identity,

their connection to their own body, what's the nature of time, is there death? Any culture that

had access to consciousness altering plants or mushrooms used them. Thanks guys for doing this.

I have to say I'm a general fan of plant medicine.

I think it works wonders.

I can't say I've done a ton of microdosing, although I've taken microdoses before.

But I do have a lot of questions, and I'm very curious what your research has shown and what your experiences have been.

But I first want to start off just with,

I think there's so many people within the community of fans of psilocybin or LSD

or these medicines that, you know, can look at them and say,

why are these illegal when something like alcohol and cigarettes and so many things

that are clearly detrimental to your health are legal? So where was it along the way that these

substances got such a bad reputation? Well, it took a lot of work from the federal government. I will tell

you that. The legislation in the 60s that led to the end of research and the end of abuse, except

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