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'''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 | '''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, due to a series of unfortunate events psychedelics were mired in political agenda starting the ''War on Drugs.'' This witch hunt which persists even today in the 70's led to the US government outlawing the substances causing a domino effect which ultimately led to a UN resolution criminalising them worldwide in 1971. | ||
To understand this progression better, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to psychedelic criminalisation. | To understand this progression better, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to psychedelic criminalisation. | ||