CoL49: The Pros & Cons of LSD, Time 1964 "The mind—that seven inches of inner space between the root of the nose and the occiput— our prized possession; its study on every level is most important," says Los Angeles Psychiatrist Sidney Cohen. The newest and most controversial way of carrying on that most important study is with the aid of drugs that produce hallucinations or illusions. But the responsible hopes raised by serious and cautious research have been matched by wildly visionary claims. Irresponsible misuse of the drugs has led to both scares and scandals. . . http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876484,00.html

Robin Landseadel robinlandseadel at comcast.net
Sun May 10 12:53:48 CDT 2009


Note Gengis Cohen character as stamp expert in CoL49:

	"The mind—that seven inches of inner space between the root
	of the nose and the occiput— our prized possession; its study
	on every level is most important," says Los Angeles Psychiatrist
	Sidney Cohen. The newest and most controversial way of
	carrying on that most important study is with the aid of drugs
	that produce hallucinations or illusions. But the responsible
	hopes raised by serious and cautious research have been
	matched by wildly visionary claims. Irresponsible misuse of the
	drugs has led to both scares and scandals. . .


http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,876484,00.html

Owsley worked for Rocketdyne:

http://tinyurl.com/rcaghe



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