The original claim may be floridly expressed, but I don't think you can write it off as baseless.
Wouldn't you agree that one of the primary functions of government is to ensure social stability?
It would therefore be strange for governments not to try to control substances that had the potential to upset this. No conspiracy is required, just pragmatism.
Given that LSD advocates in the 60's and 70's loudly proclaimed its power to transform society, whether accurate or not, it would have been irresponsible for governments to ignore this.
Wouldn't you agree that one of the primary functions of government is to ensure social stability?
It would therefore be strange for governments not to try to control substances that had the potential to upset this. No conspiracy is required, just pragmatism.
Given that LSD advocates in the 60's and 70's loudly proclaimed its power to transform society, whether accurate or not, it would have been irresponsible for governments to ignore this.