Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert (Ram Dass) and the changing definition of psilocybin

C Wark, JF Galliher - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2010 - Elsevier

Abstract

Background This research focuses on the events leading to the 1968 US federal prohibition of psilocybin. It is a study of duelling moral entrepreneurs—Timothy Leary and Richard Alpert vs. the Harvard University Administration. The goal is to show how the primary active …

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