While a bit dry at times, there is a fascinating history on the use and misuse of LSD and psychedelics in Michael Pollan's "How To Change Your Mind."
In it he describes how Sandoz knew LSD had potential, they just couldn't figure out how to best apply it to human psychology. So they would literally give it out to anyone who asked for it.
Would recommend it to those looking to learn more about how it got criminalized in the first place. None of the comments I've read so far capture the full picture.
He’s also done a 4-part documentary on Netflix under the same title. It can’t go into the detail that the book does, but what you’re writing about here is covered broadly in the first episode.
In it he describes how Sandoz knew LSD had potential, they just couldn't figure out how to best apply it to human psychology. So they would literally give it out to anyone who asked for it.
Would recommend it to those looking to learn more about how it got criminalized in the first place. None of the comments I've read so far capture the full picture.