This is really as much a book about the CIA as about LSD. Authors Martin Lee and Bruce Shalin follow the 1938 discovery of Lsysergic Acid Diethylamide from the Sandoz Pharmaceuticals research lab in Switzerland to the psychedelic-soaked streets of San Francisco in 1970. The cast of characters is ...
Some of this information is discussed in The Search for the “Manchurian Candidate” by John Marks. His book offers a detailed analysis of the CIA’s secret control projects.Two anthologies were particularly helpful in examining the scientific debate over LSD and the definition of its effects: Psych...