A brief history and motivation of an entheogenic chemist
Casey Hardison
Drugs and Alcohol Today July 1, 2007 DOI: 10.1108/17459265200700013 (opens in new tab)
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AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Historical analysis Peer reviewed |
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| Citations | 2 |
| Key points | Argues that the justice system ignored Casey Hardison's stated psychospiritual motives for synthesizing psychedelic drugs, presuming greed instead. |
Abstract
Casey Hardison was arrested in spring 2004 for the production of psychedelictype drugs ie. LSD, 2C‐B and DMT. In the three years since, not one person from ‘authority’ had bothered to ask him what motivated him to synthesise psychedelic drugs. It was as if the a priori assumption that ‘all illegal drugs are bad’ had provided the answer. Hence, the Judge asserted that Hardison did it for ‘that basest of human emotion, greed’ as though the psychospiritual benefits of an alchemical path dedicated to expanding consciousness and personal transformation, through insights integrated into action, upon which he had expounded at great lengths during trial, were some elaborate ‘portmanteau defence’, just some ruse to get him out of the dock. It was not, it was a committed stand for ‘cognitive liberty’ and for a world full of people who understand the fine line between alone and all one.