Michael Pollan

Yeah, in 2006. And that really launched the whole revival of psychedelic research, which had been a big thing in the 50s and 60s. I didn't realize it. But in the 50s, LSD was considered a wonder drug. There were six international conferences on LSD alone. There were- In the 50s. In the 50s, up till 1965, from 50 to, yeah.

Yeah, in 2006. And that really launched the whole revival of psychedelic research, which had been a big thing in the 50s and 60s. I didn't realize it. But in the 50s, LSD was considered a wonder drug. There were six international conferences on LSD alone. There were- In the 50s. In the 50s, up till 1965, from 50 to, yeah.

Yeah, in 2006. And that really launched the whole revival of psychedelic research, which had been a big thing in the 50s and 60s. I didn't realize it. But in the 50s, LSD was considered a wonder drug. There were six international conferences on LSD alone. There were- In the 50s. In the 50s, up till 1965, from 50 to, yeah.

So we think of psychedelics- And then it just got banned and also people said- Yeah, the drug war. to the drug war. Yeah, and President Nixon who starts the drug war said that the drug war, there's a quote that he gave to John Ehrlichman, his domestic policy advisor, that we're going after LSD to get the hippies and cannabis to get the blacks. And those were his two enemies.

So we think of psychedelics- And then it just got banned and also people said- Yeah, the drug war. to the drug war. Yeah, and President Nixon who starts the drug war said that the drug war, there's a quote that he gave to John Ehrlichman, his domestic policy advisor, that we're going after LSD to get the hippies and cannabis to get the blacks. And those were his two enemies.

So we think of psychedelics- And then it just got banned and also people said- Yeah, the drug war. to the drug war. Yeah, and President Nixon who starts the drug war said that the drug war, there's a quote that he gave to John Ehrlichman, his domestic policy advisor, that we're going after LSD to get the hippies and cannabis to get the blacks. And those were his two enemies.

And that's what the drug war was really about. And so anyway, there had been all this very promising research. LSD was being used to treat alcoholism with a lot of success. So I didn't know this whole backstory. I thought of psychedelics as a 60s thing, but actually it's really a 50s thing.

And that's what the drug war was really about. And so anyway, there had been all this very promising research. LSD was being used to treat alcoholism with a lot of success. So I didn't know this whole backstory. I thought of psychedelics as a 60s thing, but actually it's really a 50s thing.

And that's what the drug war was really about. And so anyway, there had been all this very promising research. LSD was being used to treat alcoholism with a lot of success. So I didn't know this whole backstory. I thought of psychedelics as a 60s thing, but actually it's really a 50s thing.

And there was this promising research that gets shut down and we lose like 30 years of research that is just now resumed.

And there was this promising research that gets shut down and we lose like 30 years of research that is just now resumed.

And there was this promising research that gets shut down and we lose like 30 years of research that is just now resumed.

Yeah, there are definitely people who shouldn't mess around with these substances. People at any risk of schizophrenia, you know, if you have a relative that has schizophrenia. Yes. Usually bipolar, they don't want you in the studies. You need to leave these drugs alone. Yeah, but people struggling with addiction, anxiety, OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma. Trauma.

Yeah, there are definitely people who shouldn't mess around with these substances. People at any risk of schizophrenia, you know, if you have a relative that has schizophrenia. Yes. Usually bipolar, they don't want you in the studies. You need to leave these drugs alone. Yeah, but people struggling with addiction, anxiety, OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma. Trauma.

Yeah, there are definitely people who shouldn't mess around with these substances. People at any risk of schizophrenia, you know, if you have a relative that has schizophrenia. Yes. Usually bipolar, they don't want you in the studies. You need to leave these drugs alone. Yeah, but people struggling with addiction, anxiety, OCD, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma. Trauma.

Yeah, those are mental disorders that- PTSD, we're gonna talk to somebody later.

Yeah, those are mental disorders that- PTSD, we're gonna talk to somebody later.

Yeah, those are mental disorders that- PTSD, we're gonna talk to somebody later.

Yeah, I mean, people, you know, people, the term recreational is regarded as a negative. I mean, to recreate ourselves doesn't seem that bad. But yeah, there are people who are just doing it for thrills, going to concerts.

Yeah, I mean, people, you know, people, the term recreational is regarded as a negative. I mean, to recreate ourselves doesn't seem that bad. But yeah, there are people who are just doing it for thrills, going to concerts.