Wednesday, April 30, 2008

R.I.P.: The Father of LSD

Albert Hofman, the swiss chemist who discovered LSD passed away from a heart attack at his home in Basel. He was 102.
Dr. Hofman created LSD in 1938. He discovered its effects when he accidentally took some. He said, "Everything I saw was distorted as in a warped mirror". He tried to argue that it could treat mental illness, but it eventually became a street drug in the 60s.
more HERE
NPR podcast HERE

Let's all bow our heads and have a flashback in his honor.

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