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Truville · 12-11-2004, 21:58

Darkman,

I'm an organic chemist, so I like to read about scientific history.

Did you know that at one point, LSD was legal? Legal to make, sell, and use. No biggie really. People would drive around in busses, selling for a buck a hit. 200 mikes for a buck, which was cheap even in 1960's dollars.

So why did it eventually get banned then? Too many users, too much publicity, too many people talking about it in the open. When it's a counter-culture, underground thing, not enough people cared to do anything about it. But when people starting talking about it openly, making waves, the government finally was forced to do something about it. Now, it's illegal. What once was a legal (if clandestine) activity is now under government scrutiny, because they were "asking" the wrong people, because people who receiving a benefit couldn't keep it under wraps.

Catch my drift?

12-11-2004, 21:58	#8 (permalink)
Truville Bye everyone! Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 414 Rep Power: 0	Darkman, I'm an organic chemist, so I like to read about scientific history. Did you know that at one point, LSD was legal? Legal to make, sell, and use. No biggie really. People would drive around in busses, selling for a buck a hit. 200 mikes for a buck, which was cheap even in 1960's dollars. So why did it eventually get banned then? Too many users, too much publicity, too many people talking about it in the open. When it's a counter-culture, underground thing, not enough people cared to do anything about it. But when people starting talking about it openly, making waves, the government finally was forced to do something about it. Now, it's illegal. What once was a legal (if clandestine) activity is now under government scrutiny, because they were "asking" the wrong people, because people who receiving a benefit couldn't keep it under wraps. Catch my drift? Last edited by Truville; 12-11-2004 at 22:07.