On AlterNet: lsd

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What Do Steve Jobs' Obituaries Leave Out? His Appreciation for LSD

Walter Armstrong, The Fix. October 7, 2011.

Apple's legendary co-founder Steve Jobs said acid was one of the most important things he did in his life.

Magic Trip: Ken Kesey's Search for a Kool Place

Edward Helmore, The Observer UK. August 6, 2011.

In a new documentary, filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney take the legendary bus trip to the big screen.

How Christopher Hitchens Could Help His Fellow Cancer Patients by Promoting Psychedelic End-of-Life Therapy

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. May 17, 2011.

Hitchens underwent waterboarding to experience the torture of terror suspects -- now dying of cancer, he could help the cause of psychedelic research with a dose of psilocybin.

How LSD Destroyed God's (and Dad's) Rigid Authority and Ended the Dull 1950s

John Perry Barlow, Brain Waving. May 20, 2010.

One can make a non-ludicrous case that the most important event in the cultural history of America since the 1860s was the introduction of LSD.

Did LSD Make a Baseball Pitcher's No-Hitter Possible?

James Blagden, No Mas. November 16, 2009.

Perhaps the greatest athletic achievement while on a psychedelic journey, No Mas and artist James Blagden proudly present the animated tale of Dock Ellis' legendary LSD no-hitter.

Government Experiments on U.S. Soldiers: Shocking Claims Come to Light in New Court Case

Bruce Falconer, Mother Jones. May 23, 2009.

They say government scientists messed with their minds. Now, veterans who were the subject of top-secret experiments want answers.

Skinny Dipping in Reality: The Great Hippy LSD Enlightenment Search Party

Joe Bageant, JoeBageant.com. March 25, 2009.

I have to echo Hunter S. Thompson in his sentiment that, while I wouldn't recommend drugs and mayhem to anyone, it's always worked for me.

LSD Cured My Headache

Arran Frood, Independent UK. October 10, 2008.

Cluster headaches cause such severe pain that some sufferers are driven to suicide. Now one man believes he's found a surprising cure.

Is Doctor-Prescribed LSD and 'Shrooms on the Way?

Arran Frood, BBC. September 10, 2008.

New indications that illegal hallucinogenic drugs like LSD and psilocybin could become credible prescription medicines some day.

Emerging from the Drug War Dark Age: LSD and Other Psychedelic Medicines Make a Comeback

Charles Shaw, AlterNet. July 11, 2008.

After a 40-year moratorium, credible research for treating illnesses and addictions with psychedelic compounds has made a miraculous comeback.

U.S. Border Patrol Bars Canadian Psychotherapist With Drug Research Far in His Past

Linda Solomon, The Tyee. April 25, 2007.

A Canadian psychotherapist who conducted research with LSD was denied entry to the United States after a border guard Googled his work.