Post-WWII, the CIA, perhaps inspired by a wild party or two, decided to dabble in the funky world of psychedelic compounds, particularly LSD, in a quest to create a “truth serum”—basically a magical potion to make spies spill the beans. This covert chemistry set adventure didn’t start with the CIA, though. The initial experiments were kicked off in Nazi Germany, because apparently, someone thought mixing world domination with hallucinogens was a smart move. Norman Ohler, the author of “Tripped: Nazi Germany, the CIA and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age,” dishes all the tantalizing details about how these mind-bending experiments paved the way for the psychedelic era.
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Published Date: 2024-09-19