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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