LAist: Father of LSD, Albert Hofmann, Dies at 102

Tom Lewis

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:17:39 -0800

Thank you for all the great journeys Albert!

jrb

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:41:30 -0800

"Doors of Perception" by Aldous Huxley, is another very good book written about the author's own experiences trying various types of psycadelics. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doors_of_perception RIP Albert! Thank you for some very strange and wonderful experiences.

Elise Thompson

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:58:37 -0800

At least he had a long and happy life, at least from the looks of that picture. Of course, I'd be laughing too if I was surrounded by giant bats who thought they were people.

Andy Sternberg

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:44:14 -0800

UCLA continues to be a leading researcher in the medical uses of psychedelic drugs. Dr. Charles Grob leads studies out of UCLA-Harbor Med Center to this day. Check out this great March 11, 1966 Time article "An Epidemic of 'Acid Heads'" in which: * "A 17-year-old user reports that there is a sales ring in his Sherman Oaks school pushing LSD at a penny a microgram." * The disease is striking in beachside beatnik pads and in the dormitories of expensive prep schools; it has grown into an alarming problem at U.C.L.A. [...] "Florid & Terrifying." Southern California devotees proclaim the alleged benefits of LSD with evangelistic fervor. They say it brings supernatural powers. It does not, say U.C.L.A. psychiatrists...

Zach Behrens

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:11:09 -0800

Wow, I never knew that about LSD and Los Angeles. I would also recommend Be Here Now by Dr. Richard Alpert, aka Ram Dass. Be Here Now is considered by many a manual to make the transition from a psychedelic lifestyle to a yogic lifestyle. It continues to be an influential spiritual catalyst, and has inspired many to follow their own path with renewed faith and passion. Although it is currently in its 37th reprinting and has sold over one million copies, Be Here Now was originally distributed in pamphlet form by Lama Foundation. In the summer of 1977, Lama Foundation gave the copyright and half the proceeds from the book to Hanuman Foundation to further distribute the energy generated by the book through the projects of Hanuman Foundation. [Wikipedia]The book used to cost $13.13, but I guess it now lists at $15.15.