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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 people 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 taboo due to a political agenda ultimately starting the ''War on Drugs''. | '''Through the 1950s and 1960s, more than 1,000 research papers were written about [[LSD]], psilocybin, and other [[Psychedelics|psychedelic]] drugs. Some 40,000 people 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 taboo due to a political agenda ultimately starting the ''War on Drugs''. | ||
This witch hunt which persists even today, started on October 24, 1968 by the US government outlawing psychedelics. This caused a domino effect globally, leading to a 1971 UN resolution criminalising the medicines worldwide. To illustrate this timeline, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to worldwide psychedelic criminalisation. | This witch hunt, which persists even today, started on October 24, 1968 by the US government outlawing psychedelics. This caused a domino effect globally, leading to a 1971 UN resolution criminalising the medicines worldwide. To illustrate this timeline, the table below charts out notable landmarks leading up to worldwide psychedelic criminalisation. | ||
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|Es Càrritx cave in Spain contains hair samples with traces of the alkaloids atropine, scopolamine, and ephedrine | |Es Càrritx cave in Spain contains hair samples with traces of the alkaloids atropine, scopolamine, and ephedrine. Followed by a [[Psychedelic History|history of psychedelic]] use. | ||
|E. Guerra-Doce, C. Rihuete-Herrada, R. Micó, R. Risch<ref>'''Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis.''' E. Guerra-Doce, C. Rihuete-Herrada, R. Micó, R. Risch, V. Lull & H. M. Niemeyer Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 4782 (2023). Accessed on 9th May 2023 via: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31064-2</ref> | |E. Guerra-Doce, C. Rihuete-Herrada, R. Micó, R. Risch<ref>'''Direct evidence of the use of multiple drugs in Bronze Age Menorca (Western Mediterranean) from human hair analysis.''' E. Guerra-Doce, C. Rihuete-Herrada, R. Micó, R. Risch, V. Lull & H. M. Niemeyer Scientific Reports volume 13, Article number: 4782 (2023). Accessed on 9th May 2023 via: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-31064-2</ref> | ||
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