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'''Through the 1950s and 1960s, more than 1,000 research papers were written about LSD, psilocybin, and other psychedelic drugs. Some 40,000 subjects were given these mind-expanding agents, and great progress was made in the understanding of how they might help people suffering from depression, alcoholism, and the psychospiritual distress'''. However, a series of unfortunate events occurred which mired psychedelics | '''Through the 1950s and 1960s, more than 1,000 research papers were written about LSD, psilocybin, and other [[Psychedelics|psychedelic]] drugs. Some 40,000 subjects were given these mind-expanding agents, and great progress was made in the understanding of how they might help people suffering from depression, alcoholism, and the psychospiritual distress'''. However, a series of unfortunate events occurred which mired psychedelics this started a ''War on Drugs'' which eventually led to the US government outlawing the substances which caused a domino effect which ultimately led to a UN resolution criminalising them worldwide. | ||
To understand this progression better, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to criminalisation. | To understand this progression better, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to psychedelic criminalisation. | ||
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! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''Year''' | ! colspan="1" rowspan="1" |'''Year''' | ||
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In addition, this moratorium was further hastened by tighter regulation of pharmaceutical research, the failure of controlled clinical trials to live up to the claims of psychedelic advocates, and the pharmaceutical industry's lack of interest in funding clinical trials.<ref>'''Why was early therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs abandoned?''' Wayne Hall. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021. Accessed on 25 Sept 2022 via <nowiki>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/why-was-early-therapeutic-research-on-psychedelic-drugs-abandoned/59F93D11DE21F420465559BBEB99CC14</nowiki></ref> | In addition, this moratorium was further hastened by tighter regulation of pharmaceutical research, the failure of controlled clinical trials to live up to the claims of psychedelic advocates, and the pharmaceutical industry's lack of interest in funding clinical trials.<ref>'''Why was early therapeutic research on psychedelic drugs abandoned?''' Wayne Hall. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2021. Accessed on 25 Sept 2022 via <nowiki>https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/psychological-medicine/article/abs/why-was-early-therapeutic-research-on-psychedelic-drugs-abandoned/59F93D11DE21F420465559BBEB99CC14</nowiki></ref> | ||
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